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.
The SUMMA 2023 Conference as come to an end, but we are so grateful to have had YOU join us on Saturday, February 3, 2023. We are also excited for the future of medicine as our conference attendees pursue their dreams of becoming physicians and allied health professionals! We hope to see you all again for the SUMMA 2024 Conference scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024. We look forward to seeing you again!!
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)
- Stanford Arab Leadership and Advocacy in Medicine (SALAM)
- 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
2023 SUMMA Conference Welcome Address: Lloyd B. Minor, MD
The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine
Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and Bioengineering
2023 SUMMA Conference Welcome Message: Iris C. Gibbs, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Dean, MD Admissions
Stanford University School of Medicine
2023 SUMMA Conference Welcome Message: Reena Thomas, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Associate Dean Office of Diversity in Medical Education