News and Events
2027 International Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition – Deadline Extended
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) invites cardiovascular researchers and clinicians training outside the United States to submit original research for the 2027 International Dr. Jay Brown Best Abstract Competition. Recognized as one of the premier scientific opportunities within the ABC community, this competition highlights innovative cardiovascular research and elevates emerging voices in global cardiovascular medicine. The competition... Read More
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ABC Medical Student Scholarships Now Accepting Applications. The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is now accepting applications for its 2026 Medical Student Scholarship Program, supporting aspiring physicians committed to academic excellence, leadership, cardiovascular health, and advancing equity in underserved communities. This year, ABC will award fifteen scholarships in total.
Four ABC Members Help Lead Landmark NIH Trial Targeting a Disease That Disproportionately Affects Black Women
ABC members Demilade Adedinsewo, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Alexis, MD; Deborah L. Crabbe, MD; and Joyce Njoroge, MD are among the researchers contributing to REBIRTH — a landmark NIH-funded clinical trial investigating a potential new treatment for peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). PPCM is a rare but serious form of heart failure that occurs in the final month of pregnancy... Read More
Member Spotlight: ABC Emeritus Member Dr. Cleve Francis — Cardiologist, Country Music Pioneer, and Author
Few lives in American medicine speak as powerfully to the necessity of representation and resilience as that of Dr. Cleveland "Cleve" Francis Jr. An ABC Emeritus Member, cardiologist, recording artist, and health equity advocate, Dr. Francis has spent more than five decades navigating and dismantling systemic racial barriers in two of America’s most culturally rigid institutions: medicine and... Read More
Cytokinetics Announces Positive Topline Results from ACACIA-HCM, the Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Aficamten in Patients with Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced positive topline results from ACACIA-HCM (Assessment Comparing Aficamten to Placebo on Cardiac Endpoints In Adults with Non-Obstructive HCM), the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of aficamten in patients with symptomatic non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
ABC Leaders Help Shape Landmark Federal Report on Maternal Heart Health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has published Protecting Maternal Heart Health: Prevention and Care Before, During, and After Pregnancy, a landmark report commissioned by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to address the leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States: cardiovascular disease. The Association of Black Cardiologists played a significant role... Read More
Upcoming Events
“Bloodlines, Mississippi” Red Carpet Community Premiere & Health Fair
November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmHeart Rhythm 2027
May 13, 2027 - May 16, 2027NMA 2027 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly
July 31, 2027 - August 4, 2027