AMA Alliance 95th Celebration
The AMA Alliance celebrates 95 years of connecting physician families to create healthier communities with a presentation at its Annual Meeting.
Decades of Making a Difference
Organizational history is rich with important accomplishments.
1920’s- May 24, 1922: AMA House of Delegates approves resolution establishing the Woman’s Auxiliary to the American Medical Association
- 60 women from 17 states attend the first annual meeting
- First organizational publication, The Bulletin, provided to members
- The Right Side of Caduceus official presidential pin is designed to be worn by the president and passed on to each succeeding presiding officer
- National dues set at $5 per state
- First Auxiliary speech to the AMA House of Delegates
- The First Twelve Years Women’s Auxiliary to the American Medical Association historical reference book published
- Annual Meeting registrants from all 48 states
- Membership with affiliate organizations in 37 states
- United States Federal Government National awards presented for volunteer support of price control and rationing during WWII
- Membership dues raised from 25 cents to $1
- Expansion of the Auxiliary to 48 states with over 3,108,341 volunteer hours
- Auxiliary supports the American Medical Education Foundation, now known as the AMA Foundation
- Influential national grassroots action network expanded
- “Operation Coffee Cup” Auxiliary recording by Ronald Reagan supporting the King Anderson bill on Federal Health Care of The Aged
- The Block Mother Plan for Children’s Safety program
- Knock Out (K.O.) Polio program promoting immunizations
- New magazine publication, MD Wife
- Membership open to male spouses, resident physician spouses and medical student spouses
- First Leadership Confluence held
- Name changes to American Medical Association Auxiliary
- Membership dues increase from $4 to $7
- First Lady Nancy Reagan invites the Auxiliary to White House for “Drug Use and the Family” briefing as part of the “Just Say No” campaign
- Auxiliary presents $1,742,931.68 to AMA Foundation from membership fundraising
- “Days at the Capitol” held in 39 states
- President Ronald Reagan honors AMA Auxiliary for its drug prevention programs
- Membership dues increase to $15
- AMA Auxiliary officially becomes AMA Alliance
- October 11, 1995: S.A.V.E. (Stop America’s Violence Everywhere) program launches
- “Hands are Not For Hitting” and “I Can” health promotion series published with over a million copies distributed nationally
- Presidents George H. Bush and William Clinton recognize AMA Alliance S.A.V.E. efforts
- Membership dues increase to $25
- Expansion of S.A.V.E. program with AMA Foundation grant for 50,000 conflict resolution puzzles
- Health promotion series adds “I Can Handle Bullies” booklet and bookmark
- Legislative Education and Awareness Promotion (LEAP) Awards launch
- President George W. Bush recognizes S.A.V.E. program
- AMA Alliance joins AMA National Advisory Council focusing on prevention of violence and abuse
- Partnership with American Legacy Foundation and grant utilization for “Screen Out” advocacy campaign for movies which include actors smoking to have an R rating
- Membership dues increase to $50
- Alliance Health Education Initiative (AHEI) established to promote community health education and charitable endeavors
- AMA Alliance Grassroots Honor Fund established in conjunction with the AMA Physicians of Tomorrow Endowment. Initial $10,000 grants awarded in 2015; one in honor of John Lovin, past AMA Alliance treasurer
- Organizational focus on the physician family
- Launch of Alliance in Motion and Physician Family magazines
- National advocacy partnership with AMA addressing opioid misuse epidemic and physician burnout
- Centennial Club invites members to propel the AMA Alliance into the future