Daniel Hale Williams Pre-Health Honor Society

Club Description

Daniel Hale Williams was the first African-American Cardiologist, and the first person in the United States to perform a successful open heart surgery. He was also the founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.The mission of the Daniel Hale Williams Pre-Health Honor Society (DHW) is to increase the number of culturally capable and sensitive Black and other ethnic minority physicians, by furthering their academic and clinical success as premedical students through: recruitment, academic counseling and support, curriculum guidance, peer support, and post-graduate assistance.DHW is also affiliated with the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), which is affiliated with the National Medical Association (NMA).  DHW is a Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) Chapter recognized by the SNMA.  The mission of MAPS at UVA is increasing the number of African-American, Latino, and other students of color entering and completing medical school. To learn more about DHW and how to get involved, check out our website: https://dhwpremeds.weebly.com/Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not apart of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.