This national professional and scientific organization of physicians is committed to:

1. Preventing the diseases, disabilities, and adverse health conditions that disproportionately or differentially impact persons of African descent and underserved populations;
2. Supporting efforts that improve the quality and availability of health care to underserved populations; and
3. Increasing the representation, preservation and contribution(s) of persons of African descent in medicine. Towards these ends, the National Medical Association provides education programs and opportunities for scholarly exchange, conducts outreach efforts to promote improved public health, and establishes national health policy agenda in support of physicians of African descent and their patients.

(The Mission, Vision and Positioning Statements were adopted by the Board of Trustees on October 16, 1999.)