Calendar of Events

2009

February
February 6-8: WVSMA Mid-Winter Meeting – Waterfront Hotel, Morgantown, WV

March
March 9-11: AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference II - Winter Session/Capitol Conference, Washington D.C.

April
April 17 & 18: WVSMAA Spring Meeting – Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV

June
June 14-16: AMA Alliance Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

August
August 29: WVSMAA Fall Meeting - The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV

October
October 4-6: AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference I - Fall Session, Chicago, IL.

2010

March
March: AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference II - Winter Session/Capitol Conference, Washington D.C.

June
June 13-15: AMA Alliance Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

September
September 26-28: AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference I - Fall Session, Chicago, IL.

Find the National Health Observance for any month at www.healthfinder.gov. If you are an Alliance member, leverage this with an Alliance health promotion event in your community. Need help? Contact us at amaa@ama-assn.org.

AMA Events for Alliance Members

President’s Forum and National Advocacy Day, March 9-11, 2009, Washington , D.C.

AMPAC Candidate Workshop Feb. 13-15, 2009, Arlington , Va.

AMPAC Campaign School April 15-19, 2009, Arlington , Va.

AMA/Alliance Member Connect Roundtables

The AMA Alliance encourages its members to attend AMA Member Connect Roundtables traveling to your state or county. State and county Alliance leaders promote attendance by each member and their spouse in order to informally discuss the issues and challenges of the practice of medicine with national AMA leaders. These sessions are highly interactive and informative.

To request a roundtable for your area, contact Toni Xenos at toni.xenos@ama-assn.org. Check this site for scheduled meetings throughout the year.

View a schedule of the upcoming AMA Member Connect Roundtables.

Alliance members advocate For America's Health

Alliance members gather in Washington, D.C., in March to show unity with the advocacy agenda of the American Medical Association (AMA) on behalf of their spouses and to gain personal growth and leadership skills benefiting Alliance goals for the families of medicine. For three days, the Alliance works side by side, participating in the AMA Alliance Capitol Conference, Winter Session, and the AMA's National Advocacy Conference (NAC).

The first day, the Alliance Capitol Conference-Winter Session, consists of educational programming covering a wide range of topics including fundraising and development, how to talk to legislators and "Screen Out!" training.

The next AMA Alliance Capitol Conference, Winter Session/ AMA National Advocacy Conference is March 9-11, 2009.

2008 Leadership Development Conference

The Leadership Development Conference, October 5-7, 2008, is a two-and-a-half day networking and team-building opportunity designed to boost membership growth and service throughout the country in support of health advocacy initiatives, health promotion and fundraising for medicine's future. The AMA Alliance organizes the meeting to prepare members for leadership in the largest organization for the family of medicine.

The conference generally attracts county and state Alliance leaders such as presidents, presidents-elect, membership chairs and newly nominated officers. National Alliance leaders are also on hand throughout the meeting to answer questions, lead discussions and brainstorm ideas. To encourage resident physician and medical student spouse leaders to attend, the AMA Alliance waives their registration fees. Once county and state leaders spots are filled, any Alliance member can register for the conference at his or her own expense.

We look forward to an exciting program with well known speakers in a new location, at the newly renovated Chicago Marriott Downtown (Magnificent Mile) hotel, located at 540 North Michigan Avenue. Here are some materials that will help you get acquainted with the new location:

Meeting Information

Conference Schedule at a Glance (230 KB)

Learn from dynamic speakers like Wayne and Mary Sotile and Donald Palmisano on work/life balance and leadership
Work together in sessions to build your Alliance
Build the skill sets you need
Network and share your skills and experience
Make a difference in public perception at the end-of-conference rally!
Enjoy a fresh perspective from our new conference location
Shop our bookstore for your projects and Chicago's Magnificent Mile for your gift list!
Pick up a copy of the Sotiles' and Dr. Palmisano's latest books at conference prices and get them signed while you're here***

Other meeting highlights include skills sessions for directors and committee members, a River walk fundraiser for the Dolores Chandra Fund for Better Health grants, break-out sessions, inter-active programs, planning sessions, and special general sessions on strategic planning, advocacy, leadership, and personal and community health.