History of NATMA Foundation

NATMA Foundation SC Chapter President’s Remark

North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA) was established in 1984 in Cleveland, OH. In order to secure the NATMA finances, NATMA Foundation was established and officially a 501(C) Not for Profit Organization. Donation can be tax deductible.

The goal of NATMA foundation is to promote science and art of medicine, promote international medical and cultural exchanges, and encourage its members in participation of international medical missions.

During the period, we established:

1.Dr. C. Y. Lee Young Physician Lectureship李鎮源青年醫師講座。

2.I-Yang Lin M.D. Memorial Lectureship林一洋紀念講座。

3.International Medical Mission義診。

4.Taiwan for WHO fund台灣加入世衛基金。

5.Medical Services in Taiwan。

6.Hawaii Hepatitis Foundation 肝炎治療基金。

7.Chuan Lyu Fund醫學人文藝術川流基金。

The NATMA Foundation SCC was established in 2010. The foundation was established after I served as the National NATMA President in 2006-2007 and Chairman of National NATMA Foundation in 2008 -2009. NATMA-SCC has the most members among the 18 NATMA Chapters in the US. The NATMA Foundation SCC has a total of 21 directors and each director alleges to donate at least $500 annually. With steady source of funds, we are able to carry out various tasks.

Southern California Chapter main functions：

Sponsor international Medical Missions: During this period, we have conducted international medical missions to Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominica, Belize, Honduras, in Central and South America, and Burma. In addition, we conducted medical missions to our diplomatic country Paraguay on Dec 2018, Cambodia on February 2019, Honduras on March 2019, Guatemala in July 2019, etc… During the annual Taiwanese American Heritage Week, in May, NATMA SCC organizes free dental cleaning, medical seminars, and life-saving CPR class at Taiwan Center of Greater Los Angeles.
NATMA Scholarship: We award 3-5 scholarship winners annually, each $,1000 to $2,000, since 2008. We hope to provide an opportunity for the second-generation Taiwanese American healthcare providers to understand NATMA and participate in NATMA activities. This year is the 13th year of the NAMTA Scholarship, with 3 scholarship winners, and $2,000 scholarship per winner.
Assist other medical or humanitarian-related charities, 2G young Taiwanese organizations, such as ITASA, TACL, TAO, UCI Academic Friday, Taiwan-US Scholarship, Kaya Children International, Amos Health & Hope, Simply Help, Pacific Times, City of Ten Thousand Buddha Medical Mission, etc. In 2011, we donated $105,000,00 for the construction of the Nursing Home of Saint Mary’s Hospital of Luodong, and donated $24,380.00 in Tainan Disaster Relief. These were all meaning acts.

Finally, I would like to thank all the fellow doctors for their contribution and dedication to NATMA for more than a decade. I would also like to thank all the community volunteers for their financial and medical mission support. On behalf of NATMA Foundation SCC, I give my deepest appreciation. I will continue to serve NATMA and the Taiwanese community with my life principles of “Love, Tolerance, and Efficiency.” I am looking forward to NATMA’s next generation successors

Committee Member Chairman: Daniel Hsu, Secretary: Victor Lin, Treasurer: Alex Chiu

Board Directors: Dennis Chen, Henry Chen, Chin Cha Cheng, Kenny Cherng, Charles Hsu, Hsien-Jer Hsu, Chao-Shuo Huang, Steven Huang, Herbert Lee, Shu-Yuan Liao, Simon Lin, Christopher Lui, Paul Sheen, Jimmy Shern, James Tsai, Peter Wang, Dennis Wong, Shu-Pin Wu, David Yang.

NATMA Scholarship Committee: Daniel Hsu, Chao Shuo Huang, Chun Chieh Chiu, Paul Chen, Rita Chuang, John Hsu, Steven Huang, Kevin Lin, Simon Lin, James Tsai, Dennis Wong (total 11)

Best Regards,

Daniel C. Hsu 許正雄

NATMA Foundation 南加分會董事長

NATMA Foundation Scholarship, Director