[LAUNCH] ANNOUNCING THE ABC HYPERTENSION CONTROL PROGRAM
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to announce an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Black Americans affected by hypertension.
In partnership with Medtronic, the ABC has launched the Hypertension Control Program (HCP) to address hypertension disparities and strengthen Black America’s overall cardiovascular health.
Eligibility
Health care workers in the field of cardiology with the below credentials are eligible to apply for the program.
. Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Practice Nurses
. Physician Assistants
. Pharmacists
. Physicians
To learn more about the ABC Hypertension Control Program, please click here.
[WATCH] RELEASE THE PRESSURE COALITION MEETING
Our Release the Pressure Coalition’s own Dr. Yolanda Lawson, 124th President of the National Medical Association, presented “Women’s Preventive Healthcare: What Black Women Need to Know” for the Black Health Trust on Sunday, December 17, 2023. To watch, please click:
Women’s Preventive Healthcare: What Black Women Need to Know
[SCHOLARSHIPS] TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS
The American Medical Association Foundation (AMAF) is currently accepting applications for the Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship Program including the Dr. Richard Allen Williams & Genita Evangelista Johnson/Association of Black Cardiologists Scholarship.
Eligibility
All students may apply for the Physicians of Tomorrow scholarships, regardless of AMA membership status. Applicants must be entering their final year of medical school. Applications close on January 17, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central.
Since 1950, the AMAF has awarded more than $61 million in scholarships. The Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship program distributes $10,000 in tuition assistance scholarships to medical students approaching their final year of school.
For more information about the Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship Program, please click here.
TOTAL RELEASE THE PRESSURE HEART HEALTH PLEDGES
73,819 (Next milestone for 2023: 85,000) Pledges remaining: 11,181
Release the Pressure Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Training Video