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Connected Organizations
Our Alliance is part of a larger community of organizations who all support physicians and physician families. We are a component member of the Texas Medical Association Alliance and together with the Tarrant County Medical Society. Additionally, we are work with the American Medical Association Alliance. When you join the TCMS Alliance, you are also joining the TMA Alliance. You will have the option to join the AMA Alliance. If you want to support advocacy efforts led by the TMA and TMAA, add TEXPAC membership to your Alliance membership.
Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) The TCMS Alliance is member of the Texas Medical Association Alliance, and TMAA's support is very important to our county Alliance. TMAA provides infrastructure, from database management to dues billing. Organizes annual meetings. Provides leadership development for our board members. Provides the framework for our joint Community Health projects Hard Hats for Little Heads, Vaccines Defend What Matters, and Texas Bookshare Project along with opportunities for funding for all three. Connects us with advocacy efforts and organizes events such as our bi-annual "First Tuesdays at the Capitol" which is the legacy of our own Susan Todd when she was TMAA President. TMAA staff is available to answer questions and help our county take our work to the next level. Our Alliance has a long history of leadership within TMAA including many TMAA Past Presidents. Current Alliance Members in leadership roles in TMAA Connects us with Alliance members all across the state of Texas VP of Community Engagement, Mercedes Dossa Nominating Committee Member, Mary Ann Shelton | American Medical Association Alliance (AMAA) The TCMS Alliance is a member of the American Medical Assoication Alliance, AMAA. Unlike with your TMAA dues, which are a requirement of TCMSA membership and billed along with your TCMSA dues, AMAA membership is optional and you will be invoiced separately. AMAA also focuses on the Family of Medicine. Members receive Physician Family Magazine in the mail. Anyone can access digital copies. AMAA hosts a Facebook group for Physician Families. AMAA has initiatives supporting Public Health education and Advocacy including programs aimed at stopping violence especially bullying, the epidemic of drug overdoses and physician burnout. Provides small grants to county Alliances for programs that align with these initiatives. Opportinities for medical legislation advocacy on a national level. |
Tarrant County Medical Society We are closely partnered with our local Medical Society, TCMS, sharing resources, working together in advocacy, community health projects and social events. Project Access Tarrant County - is a project of the Tarrant County Academy of Medicine and the Alliance is a proud supporter. Gold Headed Cane Award - Annual dinner honoring a member of the TCMS who exemplifies the highest standards Advocacy - we partner with TCMS in many internal and external advocacy education events | TEXPAC Alliance members align with physicians as members of TEXPAC. TEXPAC is TMA’s political action committee whose purpose is to protect Texas patients through political education and activism. TEXPAC’s June Bratcher Award for Political Action recognizes the outstanding efforts of a physician’s spouse on behalf of the Texas Medical Association. Alliance members have the choice whether to join TEXPAC with their TCMSA membership. |