For Medical Schools

The Health and Medicine Counsel has long served the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and broader health professions training community. We understand the legislative history, government resources, and dedicated programs, and can help institutions build research infrastructure, expand workforce and diversity development efforts, and align strategic goals with a dynamic policy environment.

General Services:

Fostering relationships with federal medical research programs
Fostering relationships with federal health professions training and medical education programs
Policymaking through the Higher Education Act and related legislation
Workforce development and minority advancement

Tony Castaldo

President & CEO, US Hereditary Angioedema Association

“HMCW has helped us design and successfully implement a comprehensive public policy advocacy program for over a decade. The leadership and staff know how things work in Washington DC, and get things done.”

Gary Ewart

Chief, Advocacy & Government Relations, American Thoracic Society

The American Thoracic has been a client of the HMCW for over 25 years. Whether it is Administrative policy or Congressional action, HMC has been essential in helping make government work for respiratory health.

Janet L. Hieshetter

Executive Director, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation

We have benefitted from the brilliant guidance and expertise of the HMC team for over 20 years. They have helped us in numerous ways to develop significant relationships with Congress and navigate federal agencies to help serve our patient community. We are very fortunate to partner with them in the service of those affected by dystonia.

Ronny Lancaster

Ronny B. Lancaster, MBA, JD Past President, Association of Minority Health Professions Schools

I have enjoyed working with HMC for over 25 years. This relationship has endured for over 2 1/2 decades because I have found HMC to be the most effective lobbyists in Washington. They listen to the client, devise a strategy while consulting with the client, and work with Capitol Hill or Executive Agencies to achieve the desired outcome. They are my first choice whenever I need effective representation in Washington.

Robert Riggs

Executive Director, Scleroderma Foundation

We simply could not achieve the level of scleroderma awareness among legislators we have today without the guidance and support of HMC. The team at HMC consistently uses “we” and “our” when referencing our organization’s legislative priorities—confirmation that our mission is what motivates them in their work. HMC supports our advocacy efforts at every level whether managing a group on Capitol Hill or supporting grassroots efforts in rural Texas.

Julie Flygare

Founder, Project Sleep

Working with HMC was the game-changer for our advocacy efforts. This relationship elevated our advocacy program to the next level and led to tangible results that we could report back to our community to show that their efforts are truly making a difference in advancing our cause.

We’d be lost without the expert guidance of HMC team. They have guided us with incredible poise, professionalism and patience.

The HMCW team brings the most sophisticated real-time knowledge of what is happening on Capitol Hill today, along with decades of experience and connections.