PRESS RELEASE

The Student Doctor Network would like to welcome its newest partner, the American Medical Association Alliance. The mission of the AMA Alliance is to partner with physicians to promote the good health of America and support the family of medicine. The Alliance network of physicians and physicians’ spouses represents all stages of the medical lifestyle, from the training years to retirement.

The President of the AMA Alliance, Dianne Fenyk, has a message for SDN users.

A Message from AMAA President Dianne Fenyk

The American Medical Association (AMA) Alliance is an organization of opportunities. As Alliance members, we can choose how to take advantage of these opportunities. Studies show that people join an organization for three main reasons:

1.To belong
2.To develop themselves personally
3.To make a difference for the greater good

Alliance membership satisfies all of the above criteria. The AMA Alliance offers a multitude of opportunities with programs, conferences, resources and projects that allow you to choose involvement in an area of personal interest to you. Are you ready to learn leadership skills? Are you interested in contacting your legislators regarding access of care for all Americans? Are you ready to take a stand against tobacco products in movies aimed at children? Do you feel it’s time to get involved with schools to help stop bullying and prevent violence? Are you looking for a project that educates parents on adolescent body image? Are you seeking scholarships or during the training years or a place to stay during residency interviews across the country? Do you want to take care of yourself by participating in a healthy walking challenge? Are you looking for friends with similar goals or similar challenges? The Alliance has it all!

The Alliance’s grassroots program, Screen Out! is designed to make movie studios aware of parental concerns about the harmful effects of tobacco product placement in movies aimed at children. Resources like Hands Are Not For Hitting and You Don’t Have To Be Bullied workbooks teach kids how to deal with conflict, while fact sheets like Childhood Bullies and Victims help children make healthy lifestyle choices. By signing up to join the Alliance’s “One Step at a Time” walking challenge, you’ll be joining physicians and physician spouses across the country who are walking their way to better health.

No matter what you choose to do with the opportunities the Alliance offers, I guarantee you’ll be doing it with like-minded individuals who care about you as much as they care about the health of America.

I promise you I care! Please let me hear from you – I’d love to know what Alliance opportunities may interest you as a resident physician or medical student. My e-mail address is diannefenyk@prodigy.net.

Fondly,
Dianne Fenyk
AMA Alliance President

SDN users who wish to join the Alliance may click here.