The goal of the Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) is to increase diversity in the health professions in order to better care for underserved communities. Our annual pre-health conference is one of the oldest on the West Coast and draws hundreds of students from throughout California and the nation.

SUMMA is a coalition of Stanford medical students, including representatives from:

• Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
• First-Generation and/or Low-Income @ Stanford Medical School (FLI@SMS)
• Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
• LGBTQ-Meds
• Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI)
• Middle Eastern and North African Students in Medicine (MENAMeds)
• Muslim Medical Association (SMMA)
• Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS)
• Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

Learn more about these student associations

Together, we provide support to Stanford's minority medical students as they work toward their degrees and to a future in health care with better outcomes for minority patients.

Videos from the 2023 virtual conference