SUMMA
EST. 1990
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.
Empowering Narratives:
Cultivating Belonging in Medicine
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Stanford Medical School
The conference will be held in person in 2025!
EXHIBITORS
SUMMA also welcomes exhibitor participation and provides an opportunity for exhibitors to interact with students from around the bay area and nation. SUMMA conference attendees look forward to interacting with exhibitors to learn of the opportunities and programs available at their institutions and organizations.
Registration for Conference Attendees is SOLD OUT!
We hope you can join us for the 2026 SUMMA Conference!
Registration for this event is nonrefundable. If you are unable to attend the 2025 SUMMA Conference you may transfer your registration by using the transfer button within your confirmation until Friday, January 31, 2025. Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel the SUMMA Conference if necessary.
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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)
- Muslim Medical Association (SMMA)
- Middle Eastern and North African Students in Medicine (MENAMeds)
- 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 2024 Conference
2024 SUMMA Conference Welcome Address: Dean Lloyd B. Minor MD
The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference Welcome Message: Holly Caretta Weyer MD, MHPE
Interim Associate Dean of Admissions
Director of Assessment
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference Welcome Message: Reena Thomas MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Associate Dean, Office of Diversity in Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference Keynote Speaker: Zachary B. White II MD, MS
Resident Physician, Radiation Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference FACES of the Community Presentation: Charbel Bou Khalil
Medical Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference FACES of the Community Presentation: Johnny General Powell
MD Candidate and Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Stanford University School of Medicine
2024 SUMMA Conference FACES of the Community Presentation: Fatima Al Rashed
Medical Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
