Tampa Bay’s Black community deserves physicians who understand it. Representation in medicine improves trust, communication, and outcomes.The Bay Area Medical Association brings together Black physicians to support one another, mentor the next generation, and improve health in our community.

• Networking: Build relationships with physicians across specialties, which can lead to referrals, collaborations, and career opportunities.
• Mentorship: Give or receive guidance at every career stage, from medical students and residents to established physicians.
• Belonging: Connect with colleagues who share similar experiences, which can ease the isolation many Black physicians feel in their workplaces.
• Advocacy: Join a collective voice on health equity, workforce diversity, and policy issues affecting Black physicians and their patients.
• Community Impact: Take part in health fairs, screenings, and education events that reach underserved neighborhoods.
• Leadership: Gain experience serving on boards and committees, and in event planning, which builds skills for leadership roles in medicine.
• Education: Attend local talks, workshops, and CME events on topics relevant to your practice and patient population.
• Pipeline: Help recruit and support future Black physicians through outreach to students and scholarship efforts.
• Visibility: Get opportunities to speak, write, and be recognized in the local medical and wider community.
• National Networks: Link with the National Medical Association and its broader resources, conferences, and opportunities.

Membership Dues
Annual membership is $150. Join or renew online by credit or debit card through our secure membership page. 

How to join:

1. Click Join Now and create your member account.
2. Pay your annual dues online.
3. Complete your directory profile so patients can find you.

Be Listed in Our Physician Directory
Our directory helps Tampa Bay patients find Black physicians. To be listed, you must be a current dues-paying member and provide:

Full name and credentials (MD or DO)
Contact Information
Medical School and Residency
Specialty
Practice Location and Phone Number
Social Media

We want our website to reflect our real members. Ask us how to become a featured doctor with your headshot, photos from your practice or community work, and a link to your website.

Get your message out. As a BAMA member you can write a short blog poost on a health topic you care about or about the practice of medicine and submit for our website. We will feature approved member blogs on our physician page, patient page, or blog page.

Follow this us for upcoming BAMA members events and other events of interest to local physicians

Dinner and MembershipMeeting at Flemings with Powell Wealth To Be Announced

Christmas Party To Be Announced

Meet and Greet Event Armature Works Septemeber 25,  2026

Questions About Membership?
Contact Jawan Ayer, MD, Membership Chair