A BENEFIT
Supporting
Doctors On Board®
Programs & Initiatives
Creating Change In Medicine
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Sequoyah Country Club
4550 Heafey Road • Oakland, California 94605
An afternoon dedicated to supporting change in medicine and providing opportunities for Black/African-American, Native/Indigenous American Indians, Hispanic/Latino and underrepresented students who want to become doctors.
Schedule
1:00 P.M.
Photo Op, Welcome & Dining
3:00 P.M.
Program
& Awards Presentations
5:00 P.M.
Networking & Socialization
Sponsorships & Tickets
Announcing the
Carol Miller, M.D. and M. Ronald Miller, PhD
Medical Scholarship
2024 Inaugural Honorees
Humanitarian Award
Hill Harper
Award-winning Actor
New York Times Best-Selling Author
Leadership and Distinguished Service for the Future of Medicine Award
Albert L. Brooks, M.D.
President, Physicians Medical Forum
OB-GYN (Ret.)
President, Washington Township Medical Group (WTMG)
President, Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association (ACCMA)
Legacy and Distinguished Service for the Future of Medicine Award
Carol Miller, M.D.
Secretary, Physicians Medical Forum
Pediatrics (Ret.)
Professor, Emerita on Recall University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Outstanding Mentorship and Service for the Future of Medicine Award
Italo M. Brown, M.D., M.P.H.
Emergency Medicine & Assistant Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief Impact Officer of T.R.A.P Medicine
Starr Knight, M.D.
Emergency Medicine, Professor
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF San Francisco, School of Medicine
Laura L. Minikel, M.D.
OB/GYN - Residency Director, Oakland
The Kaiser Permanente Medical Group/TPMG
Sandra Weatherby, M.D.
Adult and Family Medicine, Senior Physician
The Kaiser Permanente Medical Group/TPMG
Calvin B. Wheeler, M.D., B.S. Pharm
Pediatric Neurology (Ret.)
The Kaiser Permanente Medical Group/TPMG
(Ret. Physician)
Consultant, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Kasandra White, M.D.
Founder, Indlu Imperative, LLC
Rising Stars in Medicine Award
Dana Abdelgadir
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Emmanuel Agu
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Limi Ahmed
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Ferdinand Anokwuru
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
Cyrus Buckman
Stanford University
School of Medicine
Kafi Hemphill, M.D.
2024-2026
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Jesslyn Magee-Gonzalez, M.D.
Keck Family Medicine Program University of Southern California School of Medicine
Demond Rodgers
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
About PMF
Founded in 2002 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, PMF’s mission is to encourage and inspire the education, training, and resources for recruitment and retention of African-American/Black and underrepresented minority physicians; AND,
- to provide an infrastructure that helps eliminate health disparities,
- improve health equity and access in medical care,
- and build generational healthiness for people in the Northern California Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area.
Doctors On Board® Goals
The goal of the Doctors On Board Program® is to provide pipelines and pathways for students who want to become medical doctors. The pipelines of future doctors start in high school and include community college, college/university, post baccalaureate, medical school and residency.
Programs & Initiatives
- Mentoring & Networking
- Educational Prep Support
- Exam Prep (SAT/ACT/MCAT)
- Writing Personal
- Statements
- Letters of
- Recommendations
- Interviewing Skills Building
- Mock Primary Care Clinics
- Mock Surgical Clinics
- Mock Anatomy Clinics
- Mock Specialist Clinics
- Scholarships/Stipends
- Internships/Research
- Communication
- Workshops
- Medical School Tool Kit
- Careers in Medicine Guide
- Parents/Family Workshop
- Life Coaching/Counseling
- And more…
Honorary Chairs
TBA
Honorary Committee
(alphabetical order)
Marcella Anthony, M.P.A.
Lucinda Bazile, M.P.H.
Sai Bracy Orr, R.N.
Italo Brown, M.D.
Tene Aneka Cage, M.D.
Donna White Carey, M.D.
Marc J. Carmichael, PhD.
Ralph Clark/Sound Thinking
Sherilynn E. Cooke, M.D.
Malcolm R. DeBaun, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Coyness L. Ennix, Jr.
Horace Gipson
Charlene K. Green, PsyD
Gordon Greenwood, Esq.
Lubna Hasanain, M.D.
Kafi R. Hemphill, M.D.
Corneilus L. Hopper, M.D.
S. Gambrell Hunt, M.D.
Lisa Ivancich, Esq.
Anthony E. Jones, M.D.
Christopher R. Jones, M.D.
R. Starr Knight, M.D.
Shaina A. Lipa, M.D., M.P.H.
Denise LeNoir, F.N.P.
Michael LeNoir, M.D.
Jennifer Lucero, M.D., M.A.
Alma Martinez, M.D.
Laura Minikel, M.D.
Willie A. Natt
Regina Stokes Offodile M.D., MMHC, MHPE
Uchenna Okoye, M.D., M.P.H.
Sai Bracy Orr, R.N.
Roger A. Peeks, M.D.**
Katrina Peters, M.D.
Yvette Radford
Michelle Shute, M.D.**
Pamela J. Simms-Mackey, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Gayle & John Simmons, M.D.
Tiffany Sydlik
Cheryll Anne Taylor, M.S., M.S., PA-C
Derrick D. Taylor, M.D.
Nailah Thompson, D.O., M.P.H.
George D. Tribble
Cecilia Watson, M.B.A.
Nanine Watson
Sandra R. Weatherby, M.D.**
Calvin B. Wheeler, M.D.
Fire Chief Darin White (Ret)
Kasandra White, M.D.
Tracey N. Broadhead White, Esq.
Amanda P. Williams, M.D., M.P.H.
Tiffany Williams**
**FORMER BOARD MEMBER
2024 Benefit and
Doctors On Board Program thru the years
Jordan Williamson
PMF 2020 Princeton Review MCAT Prep Scholarship Recipient
Christopher R. Jones, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgeon
PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT Doctors On Board® Programs and Initiatives.
- Doctors On Board Pipeline Programs
- Networking
- Mentoring
- Mock Primary Care Clinics
- Mock Surgical Clinics
- Mock Anatomy Clinics
- Medical Specialty Mock Clinics
- Leadership Development
- Healthcare Access and Equity Initiatives
- Educational Prep Support
- Scholarships/Stipends
- Internships/Research Projects
- Strategic Leadership Management Programs
- Tool Kits to Medical School
- Guide for Parents/Guardians of Future Doctors
- Life Coaching/Counseling