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NMA represents more than 50,000 African-American physicians
and is the largest and oldest national organization
representing these physicians and the patients they serve.
Dr. Bailey begins his term as the 113th NMA president with
an eye toward implementing a policy agenda that includes
support of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act.
Additionally, his administration will focus on eliminating
health disparities and raising awareness of the unmet need
for mental health care for African Americans.
“Health care policy is changing rapidly and, for more than
100 years, the National Medical Association has been at the
forefront of the effort to provide quality health care for
medically underserved populations,” Bailey said. “I look
forward to expanding my commitment to the NMA as we continue
to make a difference in meeting the health care needs of all
Americans.”
Dr. Bailey is double board certified in general psychiatry
and forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology. He has extensive expertise in forensic cases
involving, but not limited to, establishing competency to
stand trial, competency to be executed, child custody,
clinical malpractice, fitness for duty, sexually violent
predators, insanity and medical malpractice.
A graduate of Morehouse College, Dr. Bailey received his
medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch
in Galveston, Texas. He completed his residency in
psychiatry at the University of Texas at Houston and
completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry in the
Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, School of
Medicine.
Dr. Bailey has been a longstanding member of the NMA,
serving as section chair of the psychiatry section,
secretary of the House of Delegates, vice speaker of the
House of Delegates and, most recently, speaker of the NMA
House of Delegates, the governing body of the association.
Additionally, he was the chairman for the Katrina Response
Effort of the NMA. In this capacity, he led teams of
physicians in treating the mental health needs of those
displaced by the hurricane. In January 2010, Dr. Bailey
traveled to Haiti with the National Medical Association to
provide medical care for the basic needs of Haitian
residents after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Bailey said that the NMA and Meharry, which is dedicated to
serving medically underserved populations, will be
intricately involved during his presidential year because
the organizations have parallel goals.
“Both organizations want health care to be affordable,
available and of high quality for everyone,” Bailey said.
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About the
National Medical Association
Founded in 1895, the National
Medical Association is the nation’s oldest and largest
medical association representing the interests of more than
50,000 African-American physicians and the patients they
serve. The NMA repeatedly advocates for policies that would
assure equitable and quality health care for all people. To
learn more about the NMA visit
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