The Greater Norfolk Medical Society of South Hampton Roads
To serve as an informed voice for physicians and their patients
December 13, 2024
The holiday celebration was some what different than others. Not only were the medical students and physician mentors present, but also there were representatives for the Old Dominion Medical Society, including Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook and Dr. Alvin Harris.
Local retired physicians including Drs. Tom and Marjorie Scott were also present.
Below is an image from the Celebration.
September 27, 2024
A Fall Social held at “Ordinaire”, a new restaurant located in Downtown Norfolk was attended by many. Not only were there medical students and members of the medical society but there were also physicians and guests from the local area.
Below is an image from the social event.
May 15, 2024
Town Point Club was the site of the joint EVMS/GNMS Reception for the graduating minority medical students.
Mentors were able to congratulate all of the seniors that were in attendance.
Below is an image from the graduation reception.
February 16, 2024
In conjunction with the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of EVMS, the medical society co-sponsored a “Going Away Gathering” for their department chair. Dr. Mekbib Gemeda has decided to relocate and we all wanted to show our appreciation for all of the programs he has implemented.
Below is an image showing our president Dr. Mark Innis and Dr. Gemeda at the celebration.
The Greater Norfolk Medical Society of South Hampton Roads started off the Fall session with a meeting held at Byrd & Baldwin restaurant in Norfolk. The dinner meeting was sponsored by a pharmaceutical company. There was a lecture afterwards and some new members were in attendance.
Pictured below are the attendants and speaker at Byrd & Baldwin restaurant on October 19th.
As in many years past, the Medical Society and the Department of Diversity and Inclusion at EVMS have sponsored a holiday party for the minority medical students and practicing physicians. This year, the get-together was on Monday, November 27th and held at the office of Virginia Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center.
Below are pictures from that event.
The food provided was very good and plentiful. Throughout the night there was ample time for mingling and networking.
In February, shortly after the completion of our “Passport to Good Health” program, the medical society partnered with Terrance Afer-Anderson of Terra Vizion Entertainment Network to acquire a grant for promotion, revising, and viewing of “The Black Walnut”, a docudrama concerning prostate cancer awareness. There will also be prostate cancer screenings. This grant of 5,000 is provided by the VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond.
Pictured here are members of the Greater Norfolk Medical Society of South Hampton Roads, representatives from The VCU Massey Cancer Center and Terrance Afer-Anderson.
To start off the new year, the Medical Society decided to host another “Minority Health Career Fair”. The previous health fair was held at East End Baptist Church in Suffolk during the “Passport to Good Health” program.
This latest one was quite successful and was held in Hampton, Virginia, at the YH Thomas Community Center. There was a good turn out, as can be seen in the following pictures. Doctors that participated include Dr. Julia Stevenson, a plastic surgeon; Dr. Mark Innis, an Emergency Room physician; Dr. Stafford Brown, a Radiologist and Dr. Rosalind Brown. Other related health professions were represented as well.
The medical society has had quite a successful year. We are closing out our “Passport to Good Health” program made possible by a grant from Sentara. We have had consistent activities involving medical and premedical students. We are also able to give scholarships to deserving medical students attending Howard University Medical School and Eastern Virginia Medical School. In order to celebrate and acknowledge these accomplishments, our president, Dr. Stafford Brown, decided to have a happy hour for practicing physicians and residents at the Town Point Club in Downtown Norfolk. This event was held on Thursday, December 1, 2022. According to Dr. Brown, “there was a good mixture of retired physicians, practicing physicians and residents.”
On Saturday, November 19, 2022, members of Greater Norfolk Medical Society of South Hampton Roads met with EVMS medical students for a “speed networking” event. Some pre-medical students from Hampton University and Norfolk State University were also in attendance. The concept of the event was similar to that of a “speed dating event”, however, mentoring and networking were the activities. The medical society members have held similar events in the past but this is the first one since the pandemic has changed all of our lives.
For many, the month of May represents graduation time, a time of celebration for a “job well done” and one step closer to one’s cherished goals. The same was true for the minority graduates of the Eastern Virginia Medical School. These graduates were recognized by our medical society with a grand “Send Off
held at the dermatologic office of Dr. Brian Johnson. Our hosts were Dr. Donna Lapeyrolerie and Dr. Brian Johnson. The cosponsors were the department of Diversity and Inclusion at EVMS and the Greater Norfolk Medical Society of South Hampton Roads. What an event by such generous hosts! Below are pictures from the celebration. Speakers included Mr. Mekbib Gemeda, VP of the department of Diversity and Inclusion; Dr. Imhotep Carter, VP of the medical society; Stafford Brown MD candidate 2023 and Dr. Katrina Carter, past treasurer of the medical society. As in previous years, there was ample time for conversing, mingling and partaking of the delicious buffet.
The graduates:
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