any local SNMA branches nationwide can provide a base level of academic services, student care, and membership activities for medical students. SNMA Indiana, however, delivers interesting, intellectually challenging, multi-facet membership services that has been declared outstanding among the SNMAs. Because we value your membership, and we have a tradition of consistent student care at INDIANA, we will continue to deliver unique and exquisite programs that we trust you will enjoy, provided you keep your membership current.

That's why we continue to add new exciting programs to our web site in ways that are ubiquitous, integrated, and transparent, and that's why SNMA nationwide continue to acknowledge SNMA Indiana web site as one of distinction. It is therefore no wonder that most medical students and graduates have already made us the flagbearer in SNMA web services. So, remain assured that SNMA Indiana will continue to deliver challenging, quality membership care as you remain supportive by your participation. For your information our full mission statement is presented below:

SNMA MISSION STATEMENT

• To create an atmosphere wherein professional excellence and moral principals can find the fullest expression
• To promote the dissemination of information relative to minority issues in the field of medical education
• To take the necessary and proper steps to eradicate practices in the field of health profession education that compromises the goal of providing quality education to minorities and women
• To promote the development of workable programs of legislative policies for the provision of enhanced access to better health care
• To promote the sponsorship of programs for minority youth to encourage their entrance into the health professions
• To promote increases in the levels of minority student recruitment, admissions, and retention in schools training health professionals
• To encourage and promote the development of minority faculty in order to increase the presence of minority mentors and biomedical researchers in academic health centers.