AMA Foundation Awarded $100,000 to Help Physicians Affected byDisasters; Health Care Recovery Fund Accepting Donations to Help Doctors Rebuild Their Practices
Posted on: Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 18:01 CST
CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /U.S. Newswire/-- The American Medical Association Foundation's Health Care Recovery Fund today received a $100,000 grant to help physicians affected by disasters. The grant, provided by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI), will help physicians rebuild their medical practices in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
The Health Care Recovery Fund, started with a $100,000 grant from the AMA, is an ongoing fund that provides grants to physicians affected by natural or man-made disasters, including the recent hurricanes. The AMA Foundation is accepting donations to the fund on-line ( http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15404.html ) or by check. Checks should be mailed to the AMA Foundation, 515 N. State St., Chicago, Ill. 60610.
"FAMRI's generous gift will go a long way toward helping physicians rebuild the health care infrastructure in areas hit hardest by the recent hurricanes, and we are grateful," said AMA Foundation President Linda B. Ford, MD. "Ongoing support will be needed to help the medical community deal with these tragedies and those that have yet to occur."
Close to 100 physicians have applied so far for the grants since the fund's inception in October. Physicians whose practices were damaged or destroyed in areas declared disaster zones by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are eligible to apply. Grant applications may be submitted on-line or are available for download on the AMA Web site, http://www.ama-assn.org. Physicians need not be AMA members to apply, nor will their AMA membership affect their application status.
FAMRI is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to sponsor scientific and medical research for the early detection, prevention, treatment and cure of diseases and medical conditions caused from exposure to tobacco smoke.
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