Webb
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ago and moved to Chicago,
where they now reside
Webb, who is spending
his summer as an intern in
the Health Policy Institute of
the Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies in
Washington, DC, was elect
ed in 2009.
He spent his year as pres
ident-elect devising initia
tives that serve the SNMA's
stated mission of "ensuring
culturally sensitive medical
education and services, as
well as increasing the num
ber of African-American,
Latino and other students of
color entering and complet
ing medical school."
The Campaign for Health
Equity will be one of his
chief initiatives as president,
Webb said. A 10-city tour
focusing on a variety of
social determinants of health
and their impact on health
disparities, the Campaign
will serve as a vehicle for
discussing problems that are
pertinent in a given area and
devising possible ways to
combat them, he explained.
"I'm hoping that (the
work of the SNMA) this year
can be a building block
towards eliminating those
disparities," Webb comment
ed.
Webb is also spearhead
ing "2020 Vision
Diversifying the Face of
Medicine," an effort to
increase the number of peo
ple from underserved popu
lations who attend and com
plete medical school. The
SNMA will also be releasing
a report ranking the diversity
of medical schools across
the nation. Webb said. He
admits his goals for the
organization are lofty.
"Change doesn't come
overnight, but I think that
success, for me, is taking
positive steps in that direc
tion," he noted.
Carmen Robinson, a fel
low student at WFU School
of Medicine, chairs the
SNMA's national board.
Robinson, who founded an
undergraduate arm of the
organization at her alma
mater, Winston-Salem State
University, believes Webb is
up to the task.
"I was privileged to work
closely with him when he
was at Wake Forest. I got a
keen appreciation for not
only his leadership, but also
his work ethic," explained
Robinson, who grew up in
Houston, Texas. "...He real
ly sets the bar high for a lot
of us (minority medical stu
dents) and makes us truly
know that we can make it
too."
Webb has completed his
first three years of medical
school. He plans to complete
his three-year JD program in
2012 before returning for his
final year at Wake Forest
University School of
Medicine.
Webb says he was
inspired by his pediatrician,
a young African American
male, to enter the medical
field. He is hopeful that the
combination of the legal and
medical degrees he is pursu
ing will arm him with the
knowledge needed to effect
change in health-related
government policies. His
work with the SNMA will be
a first step in that direction,
he said.
"Successfully executing
this agenda is definitely
going to keep me ... close to
God," he quipped, "but 1
look forward to the chal
lenge."
James
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night time service. 30-minute
headways and intermodal
and regional connectivity.
Her grants management
skills resulted in the city
receiving funding to support
a new $20 million transit
operations and maintenance
facility and administrative
offices facility for GTA that
will be the city's first
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
(LEED) gold facility.
A native of Greensboro,
James received her Bachelor
of Arts degree in Sociology
from N.C. Central
University, and her Master of
Education degree from N.C.
Agricultural and Technical
State University.
In addition to her work
with the city and GTA. James
is actively involved in sever
al professional and civic
organizations including the
N'.C. Public Transportation
Association and the National
Forum for Black Public
Administrators. James is
committed to fostering men
tor relationships with college
students that allow them to
gain valuable work experi
ence, while increasing career
opportunities for the next
generation of African
American professionals in
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tion During her 30-year
work career. James has men
tored over 35 undergraduate
students.
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