2008-2009 ACTIVITIES
OCMS ALLIANCE INSTALLS 2009-2010 BOARD
The OCMS Alliance installed the 2009-2010 Board on Wednesday, May 13th. The board members are:
Ann Lopez – Co-President
Renuka Sivanesan – Co-President
Adina Nobie – Treasurer
Lisa Goldman – Membership Chair
Christy Cisneros – Historian
FMA & FMA Alliance Annual Meeting
July 24 – 26, 2009
Join us in Boca Raton, Florida, for influential meetings, exciting guest speakers, and unforgettable evenings. The 2009 FMA & FMA Alliance Annual Meeting will be held July 24 - 26 at the Boca Raton Resort & Spa. The format of this year's meeting caters to the physician family, leaving your afternoons free to attend the Florida Medical Expo, celebratory receptions, or enjoy the sun and sand. Click here to register for the 2009 FMA & FMA Alliance Annual Meeting. To reserve a standard room, starting at $130, click here. To reserve other accommodations you may call 888.491.2622. Be sure to mention the FMA in order to receive the discounted room rate. For more information email alliance@medone.org
PROJECTS
AMA Foundation
The American Medical Association Foundation is a national project in which all Alliances throughout the United States participate. We raise money to provide the funds used to support medical schools and provide loan guarantee funds for medical and para-medical students, nursing students, interns, and residents.
Doctor's Day
Each March 30 the the nation celebrates National Doctor's Day, having been designated by a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress as a day to show appreciation for our nation's doctors. Each year we honor the OCMS Doctors with an activity in March, and proceeds are donated to a local charitable organization.
FMAA Aids Book Cover Project
The purpose of this state project is to promote AIDS awareness through the distribution of a Bookcover in science and/or health classes. It is distributed to the middle schools with local school board approval. Funding is provided by individuals and local businesses who underwrite this worthwhile project.
Legislation
Our Alliance keeps abreast of legislation which has a bearing on the quality of health care in our state by maintaining communications with the Medical Society and Florida Medical Association Alliance on pending legislation. Our efforts have helped to defeat unfavorable legislation.
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OCMSA and the Visiting Nurses Association work together to collect unused medications for the Health Care Center for the Homeless. These supplies are donated by local physicians.
No Smoking
Since 1975 Alliance members have presented a program to local fifth graders showing them the hazards of smoking. The program was developed by the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association.
OCMSAF Healthcare Studios Scholarship Assistance Fund
This fund is a scholarship to help students who are enrolled in the accredited healthcare studies program by giving monetary assistance during time of need, thereby enabling these students to continue their education.
TB Shelter
The Health Care Center for the Homeless has created a shelter for homeless patients who have contracted tuberculosis. Our Alliance provides food to the eight-resident facility four weeks during each year.
SAVE
In honor of the AMA Alliance's STOP AMERICA'S VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE Day, OCMSA members present the HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING activity book to local elementary school classes and help the children make special handprint T-Shirts to take home.