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TMA Foundation SOLUTIONS Spring 2022

  • Spring 2022

    President's Message

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    When New Becomes the Norm
    I’m sometimes amazed at all the “new” in my professional and personal life primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But many of our new routines, new software and new priorities are here to stay. We see this in the work of TMA Foundation with a priority on grants supporting physician health and wellness that started in 2020 and continues into 2022. We also see new priority health needs in the grants we make to TMA county medical societies and alliance and medical student chapters. The Family of Medicine is educating elementary students about COVID-19, helping Texans better manage their diabetes and blood pressure and offering vaccinations and education in communities where vaccination rates are low and hesitancy high. Thank you for making the “new” possible!

    With your support and volunteer spirit, the foundation will continue to seize new opportunities to support TMA’s vision: To improve the health of all Texans.

    Yours in good health,

    Michael E. Speer, MD
    President, TMA Foundation

  • How Donors Are Impacting Texans in 2022

    More individual donors made unrestricted gifts last year that are helping support 25 initiatives so far in 2022. Most programs impact uninsured and underserved Texans facing chronic health conditions, those who lack access to care and people who need reliable, science-based information to make health decisions.

    All programs funded by TMAF are developed and carried out by TMA and TMA Alliance members in collaboration with community organizations that are passionate about improving the health of all Texans. TMAF Board President Michael E. Speer, MD, Houston, shares more about the 2022 TMAF-funded TMA and TMA Alliance statewide outreach programs.

    Join your colleagues by donating or volunteering today.

  • Vaccines Defended What Matters in 2021

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    Sixteen grants and 2 million Texans reached through social media are just the tip of the accomplishment iceberg that TMA achieved in its new Vaccines Defends What Matters (VDWM) campaign funded by TMAF in 2021. This bilingual campaign was transformed from the decades long Be Wise - Immunize program into an integrated, multimedia public health education and advocacy effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination rates in Texas. Complemented by fact sheets for physicians and patients as well as by CME, this campaign is guided by TMA physician expertise and input from the Committee on Infectious Disease, Committee on Health Promotion, COVID-19 Task Force and workgroups on School Reopening and COVID-19 Outpatient Care. This dynamic campaign continues into 2022 with funding from TMAF and generous support from H-E-B, TMF Health Quality Institute and the Permian Basin Youth Chavarim.

  • Houston Gala Is in Person

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    TMA Foundation’s annual gala is being planned to safely take place on Friday, April 29, 2022, during TMA’s TexMed in Houston!

    This year’s theme, Crossroads of Culture – Houston: The Most Diverse City in the U.S., recognizes the ethnic and cultural transformation in Houston over the past 50 years. Your ticket purchase or table sponsorship will support TMAF-funded initiatives that reflect TMA’s vision: To improve the health of ALL Texans. Enjoy silent and live auctions, dancing and more with your colleagues and friends. Thanks to top sponsor H-E-B and other sponsors for helping to make this celebration of improving health possible.

  • Top Donors Honored

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    Twenty-two individuals (three more than in 2020) became new or upgraded Major Donors during 2021 and were recognized at TMA’s recent Winter Conference. They are among 270 Major Donors who individually or as a couple have donated $10,000 and more cumulatively to TMAF. All Major Donors are recognized in numerous ways including on the digital display in the TMA building and on the TMAF website.  

    A. Clay Cessna, DO, of Dallas is among the new major donors at TMAF.

     

    Meet the New Major Donors

  • Thanks to Donors

      • We greatly appreciate individuals and institutions who have contributed to TMAF since our Fall 2021 newsletter. Special thanks go to multi-year SOLUTIONS underwriters, Frost and TMA Insurance Trust.

    Donor Thank You List

  • Support for Physicians

    Physician health and wellness is a new grant priority for TMAF. This means TMA county medical societies and alliance and medical student chapters can apply to TMAF’s Medical Community Grant programs for health and wellness programming. Applications open mid-April. This focus was fueled by a donation from the Pfizer Foundation that enabled TMAF to support seven grants in 2020 to TMA county medical societies for health and wellness programs. Since 1998, the Medical Community Grant programs have supported a range of initiatives focused on TMA’s population health, science, education and quality-of-care priorities. Learn about the 2021 grants for ideas on how to improve the health of those in your community.

  • Do You Know Enough?  

    Planned Giving

    What do you know about your estate? Benchmark your estate planning prowess with this speedy quiz on the TMAF website. 

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