NORTH AMERICAN TAIWANESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Foundation (北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會)
Identity Snapshot
- English: NORTH AMERICAN TAIWANESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Foundation
- Chinese: 北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會
- Era: Contemporary
- Geography: Taiwanese American community
- Core roles: Community organization (TAH directory)
The NATMA Foundation is a distinct tax-exempt nonprofit corporation entity of the North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA), founded in 1995. Its primary focus is organizing International Medical Missions to Central America and South America, where volunteer doctors and supporting treatment teams of Taiwanese descent residing in the U.S. provide medical and dental treatment and consultations to thousands of patients per trip. Notable missions include a 51-member team to Panama in September 2006 (serving over 3,000 patients), a 64-member team to Guatemala in February 2007 (serving over 4,000 patients), and a 50-member team returning to Panama in September 2007 (serving over 8,000 patients). The Foundation also promotes the science and art of medicine, international medical and intercultural exchange, and encourages its members to participate in international medical work. These missions represent goodwill between the Taiwanese American community and the people of the countries served.
Mission Record
- 1995 — Foundation established as a distinct tax-exempt nonprofit corporation entity of the North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA); see also regional chapters NATMA Southern California and NCTMA
- 2006/09 — 51-member team to Panama — served over 3,000 patients
- 2007/02 — 64-member team to Guatemala — served over 4,000 patients
- 2007/09 — 50-member team returning to Panama — served over 8,000 patients
Foundation programs (deepened 2026-09-14, vault-internal)
- The Foundation is the charitable entity of the North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA); its International Medical Mission program is documented at NATMA International Medical Mission and First International Medical Mission.
- Scholarship program: NATMA Foundation Scholarship.
- Later mission records in the vault cover Honduras: Honduras medical mission and 2019 Honduras mission.
- Chapter-level pages in this vault: NATMA Southern California and Northern California Taiwanese Medical Association (NCTMA).
Corpus records (absorbed deepen-x 09250600-1, 2026-09-25, vault-only)
- Daniel C. Hsu — Southern California chapter foundation history (era 2018), authored by Daniel C. Hsu.
- Our Journeys 74 — under President Kun T. Liao the Foundation created a scholarship sending second-generation Taiwanese doctors to internships at medical schools in Taiwan; NATMA’s charter was amended to open membership to second-generation doctors.
- Scholarship press records: 2025 call — parent NATMA founded 1984, 15 chapters, 1,200+ members; the Foundation awards annual US$3,000 scholarships to Taiwanese American students in medical-related fields, applications via Daniel Hsu. 2022 call — 15th year of the scholarship; 3 awards of $3,000, online ceremony due to the pandemic.
- The Foundation’s own TAH encyclopedia record is in the corpus at 19. NATMA Foundation 北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會 (published 2015-08-07); first-NATMA-president record at 23. Dr. Suy Ming Chou 周烒明博士. HOLD: Foundation founded 1995 (this page, TAH directory text) vs parent NATMA founded 1984 (2025 TJJ scholarship call) — consistent readings, recorded separately.
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Vault Cross-References
- Parent association: 北美洲台灣人醫師協會 NATMA；會訊存於 NATMA eNewsletter；南加州分會見 NATMA Southern California。
- 醫療Mission紀錄：NATMA International Medical Mission、First International Medical Mission、Honduras medical mission、2019 Honduras mission。
- 基金會獎助學金紀錄：NATMA Foundation Scholarship。
- 本 vault 另存有南加州分會的第二份記錄頁（以會館團體會員名義登錄）：North America Taiwanese Medical Association — Southern California chapter；與 NATMA Southern California 互為參照。(deepen 2026-09-14, vault-only)