title: One more river to cross--looking back, moving forward: advancing the NMA "equality agenda" in the era of 21st-century medicine.
abstract: The following is an excerpt of the inaugural address given July 27, 2005 by Sandra L. Gadson, MD, who was installed as the 106th president of the National Medical Association (NMA) during NMA's 2005 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly in New York, NY.
authors.affiliation: National Medical Association, Washington, DC, 20001, USA. sandragadson@comcast.net
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gadson
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012923:Social Class; D012935:Social Justice; D012955:Societies, Medical; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States