2010 TMA Foundation John P. McGovern Champion of Health Award Winners Honored! The Volunteer Physicians of New Braunfels and Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County were honored at the recent TMA Winter Conference in Austin as the winners of the 2010 TMA Foundation John P. McGovern Champion of Health Awards. Read more about these programs and the award here.
TMA Foundation Unveils Plans for 2010 Benefit Gala! The 17th annual benefit gala on Friday, April 30, 2010 is geared to be the best yet, offering a night filled with western charm and entertainment. Texas Legends, Celebrating Lone Star Trailblazers will be held in the heart of downtown Fort Worth during TexMed 2010 at the newly built Omni Fort Worth Hotel. Learn more and see a list of confirmed sponsors !
TMA Foundation Fall 2009 Newsletter Released! Watch your mailboxes or preview it here. Download the Fall 2009 issue of SOLUTIONS. The Fall 2009 issue is generously underwritten by Frost and Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust.
TMA Foundation Raises Funds to Support Nine Scholarships! Nine Texas minority college students about to enter medical school each have received a $5,000 scholarship from the Texas Medical Association (TMA). Hear from one of these students and how the program is helping him nurture his dream of becoming a physician. The nine scholarships are made possible through a grant from the association's philanthropic arm, the TMA Foundation, thanks to generous gifts from physicians and their families, and others.
Science Teachers Honored! Three science teachers received awards during TexMed 2009 for excellence in science teaching. Hear how these teachers go the extra mile to ensure their students excel. The 2008-2009 TMA Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching honor educators who share their energy and enthusiasm for science through creative and innovative methods. The TMA Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching are supported by the TMA Foundation, thanks to an endowment established by Dr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Butler of Austin. This year, additional support is provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and dozens of physicians and their families who have made gifts to the TMA Foundation.
TMA Foundation's 2008 Annual Report Released! Download the 2008 Annual Report here. Read how TMAF is using the "building blocks of good health" to work towards a healthier future for all Texans.
TMAF President's Report to the House of Delegates
Susan Todd, TMAF president from May 2007-May 2009, summarizes foundation accomplishments and goals to TMA's policy making body at TexMed, TMA's annual conference, held this May in Austin.
Meet the 2009-2011 TMA Foundation Officers
TMA Foundation Supports UTMB Medical Students. The foundation's campaign for TMA's UTMB Medical Student Recovery Program was a huge success, raising $70,490 to provide financial assistance to the hundreds of medical students who reported that rebuilding and replacing lost and damaged lab supplies and textbooks had exhausted their savings and in some cases their student loans as well.
Susan Todd, 2007-2009 president of TMAF, presented the grant to TMA at the April 7 First Tuesday at the Capitol event in Austin. The presentation was made before more than 100 medical students, physicians and alliance members who came to be briefed by TMA lobbyists before heading off to the Capitol. A photo of the presentation plus excerpts from thank you letters that nearly 50 medical students sent to TMA in appreciation of the aid they received, is being sent to all campaign donors in July.
Matching Grant Received! Thanks to these generous donors, TMAF reached the goal of $10,000 needed to receive the matching grant from the John P. McGovern Foundation, Houston, a longtime supporter of the foundation's work. This generous challenge grant, combined with Star/Superstar gifts from TMA Foundation donors and proceeds from the gala, will assure that Texans continue to receive vital health prevention and awareness programs delivered by skilled TMA physicians, their families, and Texas medical students.
TMA Foundation Funded Program Wins Two Public Relations Awards! TMA's Hard Hats for Little Heads is a two-time award winner: TMA's Hard Hats for Little Heads program won the Fan Favorite/Best Campaign Award from the Austin Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and the Silver Spur Award in the Texas Public Relations Association's 2009 Silver Spur/Best of Texas Competition. The awards are given for outstanding achievement in nonprofit public relations. Since TMA started the program in 1994, physicians and their families have provided 55,000 Texas children with helmets to prevent head and brain injury while riding a bike.
Meet the Newest Member of the TMA Foundation Board
TMA Foundation Medical Community Grant Program The foundation is unable to offer its Medical Community Grant Program in 2009. Check back in February 2010 for updates on the 2010 program.
Donations to Programs Make an Impact
Improving the Health of All Texans-Grants Made by TMAF
TMAF staff are available to answer your questions about the foundation or opportunities for giving. Call Lisa Stark Walsh at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1666, or (512) 370-1666, fax (512) 370-1642. Or you may e-mail Lisa Stark Walsh. You also may wish to visit the foundation booth at TMA conferences.