FMAA AND FMAF ANNUAL MEETINGS WERE HELD ON Thursday September 15, 2022 Wyndemere Country Club Naples, FL Congratulations to the 2022-23 Board of Directors! President: Ellie Paladine Secretary: Susie Reeder Treasurer: Katherine Gerscovich Immediate Past President, Board Development Chair : Anne Grenitz Directors: Denise Allen, Ann Anderson, Diane Andrews, Kathy Johns, Rochelle Marcus, Carol Winchester, and Rosemary Xavier
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - OCTOBER 2022 On Thursday, September 15, 2022, the FMAA/FMAF held our Annual Meeting in Naples, FL. Due to Covid restrictions this was the first time in 3 years that we were able to hold the meeting in-person. A virtual component was offered for those who could not attend in-person. Outgoing President, Anne Grenitz, summarized accomplishments during the past year, including grants that were awarded to PRN (Physician Resource Network) and to the Orange County Medical Society Alliance for emergency assistance for nursing students. We were honored to have AMAA President, Jacqueline Nguyen, as our special guest. Jacqueline spoke about the work and goals of the AMAA, including a 3-year strategic plan to support the physician family and honoring the 100-year history of the AMAA. Jacqueline installed FMAA new officers and directors (listed above). Incoming President, Ellie Paladine, reviewed goals for the coming year. Based on surveys conducted by the Strategic Planning Committee and using the FMAA Mission as a base, 2 goals have been determined. One is to Support Physician Families in Florida, which will deal with membership issues - how to engage and retain current members, how to re-engage lapsed members, and how to attract and recruit new members. The other goal is to Educate and Advocate for Health-Related Issues in Florida which will put a focus on one health-related issue for a two-year period. Surveys indicated a priority for a focus on mental health. We will also look for ideas on how to raise funds for the Florida Medical Alliance Foundation so that we can continue with our grant programs. To get us started on our focus on mental health, guest speakers Mary Shea and Kristen Long, of NAMI Collier (National Alliance on Mental Illness) presented a slide show and spoke about the work of NAMI Collier. There are affiliates of NAMI Florida throughout the state that the FMAA, county Alliances and individual members will be able to partner with. Your participation will be critical. I hope you will see the value of the Florida Medical Association Alliance, for you, for your families and for our Florida communities. Working together we can grow and thrive. As always, together we can make a difference.  PROFESSIONALS Resource Network Impaired Practitioner Program of Florida The Professionals Resource Network, Inc. (PRN) is a nationally recognized, legislatively enacted private non-profit 501(c)3 organization, that is widely cited as one of the premier programs for impaired healthcare professionals in the United States. The Florida Medical Alliance Foundation proudly continues decades-long support of PRN through donations and board representation. Florida Medical Alliance Foundation Disaster Relief Fund Grant Application Following the devastation of Hurricane Ian in southwest Florida and elsewhere in the state, FMA Alliance members may apply for financial assistance to an individual or community health-related nonprofit organization. Grants up to $1,000 will be considered. NOW ACCEPTING 2023 DUES PAYMENTS! | COUNTY NEWS CONGRATULATIONS to the Sarasota County Medical Society Alliance on their 75th Anniversary! A Fall Coffee was held on September 22, 2022 to welcome new and returning members, to celebrate their long history and to promote upcoming events.
On June 16, 2022, the Florida Medical Alliance Foundation Board of Directors approved a County Project Grant Request submitted by the Orange County Medical Society Alliance. The grant supports the OCMSA Fund which provides emergency scholarship assistance to nursing students enrolled in an accredited Florida healthcare program working toward their ASN or BSN degree. The OCMSA Fund, originally named the Mary S. Day Scholarship Fund, has been granting scholarships since 1951. THANK YOU to the Orange County Medical Society Alliance for your continued commitment to this project. FMA ALLIANCE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Kudos to Capital Medical Society Alliance for the award they received at the 2022 FMAA Annual Meeting for best county fundraiser. Members raised more than $6,000 through their Holiday Sharing Card, which they donated to several area nonprofit organizations. Orange County Medical Society Alliance received 2nd place for their county fundraiser. They also raised more than $6,000 which was awarded to nursing students for emergency financial assistance.
**Member Benefit** FLORIDA MEDICAL ALLIANCE FOUNDATION GRANT REQUEST FORMS NOW AVAILABLE Members may apply to request grants to health-related projects or organizations in their community and/or throughout Florida...and more! See applications below for criteria. Click here for Community Organizations Application Click here for County Projects Application Click here for Disaster Relief Application Click here for Ariel Goldman Memorial Fund Application Click here for Sexually Transmitted Infections (SFI) Awareness Fund Application Email questions to: info@myfmaa.org
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