About the Auxiliary to the Sinkler Miller Medical Association
Who Are We
In 1968, African American physicians living and working in the East Bay region organized and established the Sinkler Miller Medical Association to advance healthcare for African Americans and other minority groups in the Bay Area. Subsequently, in 1979, the spouses of these physicians founded the Auxiliary to the Sinkler Miller Medical Association (ASMMA), with Dorothy Bryant, Shirley Covington, Eunice Jackson, Etna Ford Ross, Hortense Williams, and Mary Thompson as founding members. Their primary objective was to assist the Sinkler Miller Medical Association in addressing the health and wellness needs of the community while striving to encourage young individuals to pursue careers in healthcare. This was accomplished by organizing healthcare career fairs and raising funds for scholarships. To date, the Auxiliary has awarded over $250,000 in scholarships to African American students aspiring to pursue careers in healthcare. After 45 years, the Auxiliary remains dedicated to educating and guiding young individuals entering the medical profession.
The Auxiliary is an affiliate of the Auxiliary to the National Medical Association and the Golden State Medical Association.
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to support the Sinkler Miller Medical Association and the Auxiliary to the National Medical Association in their effort to educate and serve the needs of our citizens in matters of health and to promote programs on health education and health wellness; raise funds to award scholarships to students who are pursuing careers in medicine and to assist young medical families to get established in the community so that they will want to stay here.
Our organization is dedicated to serving communities of color through the implementation of health education and advocacy programs designed to strengthen awareness and practices that lead to improved healthy communities.
Objectives
To cooperate with and assist the Sinkler Miller Medical Association in its efforts to educate and serve the public in the matters of health care: to promote programs of health education from the Auxiliary to the National Medical Association, and to raise funds for scholarships for deserving minority students pursuing careers in healthcare.
Auxiliary to the National Medical Association (ANMA)
The Auxiliary to the National Medical Association (ANMA) 's national office is located in Silver Springs, Maryland. The President is Maria Bright for the year 2023-2024.