SUMMA

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)
• 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