The Bay Area Medical Association (BAMA) had a special guest at its November meeting. The National Medical Association (NMA) made a special presentation by its Project IMPACT during the meeting on minority participation in research trials, titled, “The What, Why and How of Minority Physician Participation in Clinical Trials.” The new Executive Director of the National Medical Association was in Tampa for the presentation. Joining him from left to right are: Kenneth Bryant, MD, Nancy Bryant, MD, Paul Sheehy, MD, Faith Felder, MD, Darryl R. Matthews, Sr., Executive Director, National Medical Association, Emile Commedore, MD, JD, Executive Director BAMA, Denise Alveranga, MD, and Eugene Ward, MD. (Photo by Lomax McIntyre)