Dr. Doris Browne is the 118th President of the National Medical Association and President/CEO, Browne and Associates, LLC, a health consulting company that addresses national and global health inequities. As President of the NMA, she focused on a Collaborative Approach to Health Equity entitled “The Urgency of Now: Creating a Culture for Health Equity”. She tirelessly champions causes that significantly contribute to improving the health status of vulnerable populations. She achieved national and international recognition as an expert educator and speaker and has been either featured or quoted in many news articles and Op-Eds. She specializes in and is passionate about women’s health, cancer, environmental justice, sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS, and radiation casualties. She is a retired Colonel from the U. S. Army, Medical Corps and retired from NIH, National Cancer Institute where she managed the breast cancer portfolio. Dr. Browne is a graduate of Tougaloo College (BS), UCLA (MPH), and Georgetown University (MD). She is a Medical Oncologist and a member of numerous organizations. She received plentiful awards including the NIH Merit Award and Top Blacks in Healthcare Award.