Naama Nextgen

Who We Are

 

NAAMA NextGen is an incubator /chapter in NAAMA (National Arab American Medical Association) which is geared towards enhancing the careers of young undergrad and graduate innovators/ students in their 20’s empowering them to play a key role in healthcare advocacy and community service. As a part of a national organization, NAAMA NextGen focuses on promoting the professional and social goals of American medical and dental students and residents of Arab heritage.

NAAMA NextGen will make available to its members, resources to help unlock their potential and aspirations to have a career in healthcare. Such resources include and are not limited to:

  • – Involvement with mentorships
  • – Clinical and scientific research
  • – Seminars focusing on Medical School admission, applications, and interviews,
  • – Graduate school entrance exams, burnout and stress management
  • – Participation in the national and international healthcare community
  • – Service
  • – Cultural programs
  • – Exchange programs with Universities and Colleges in the Middle East

Members will not only be able to use these resources to better themselves further in their education and future careers, but they will also have the opportunity to participate in many of the philanthropy events and community projects that NAAMA hosts every year. Students from both graduate and undergraduate programs interested in their odds and preparing better for a future career in healthcare are encouraged to join. Members of NAAMA NextGen will be a network of friends and colleagues collaborating together to be the best that they can be for themselves, and for the community at large.

NextGen held their first annual summit at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan on May 12, 2018. Click here to see how it went.

News from our University of Michigan NextGen Chapter!

This past Saturday, the University of Michigan chapter of NAAMA NextGen held a blanket-making event in conjunction with the charity Fleece and Thank You.  Fleece and Thank You is a Michigan-based organization that partners with various volunteer groups to make fleece blankets for ill children in hospitals. 

The University of Michigan NAAMA NextGen Chapter enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of making blankets, getting to know one another as well as the local Fleece and Thank You representative, and perfecting our personalized video messages for patients.  With the help of NAAMA supporters, we raised $1,275 which covers 53 blanket kits! 

– Zaina Khoury, U of M NextGen President

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