History
In May 2000, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) House of Delegates established the MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation as a supporting organization of the MMS. The Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is a mechanism for consolidating the MMS's charitable giving into one entity, building on the activities of the former MMS Committee on Community Actions and the MMS Alliance Charitable and Educational Fund.
Mission
The mission of the Foundation is to support the charitable and educational activities of the MMS and the MMS Alliance; including but not limited to developing and nurturing of cooperation between individuals, the professions, institutions, and the community to creatively address issues that affect the health, benefit, and welfare of the community.
The Foundation currently administers the following grant programs:
Community Action
Funds community action projects that creatively address issues that affect the health and well-being of the community.
Care for the Medically Uninsured/Underinsured
Supports physician-led volunteer initiatives to provide free care to uninsured patients and increase access to care for the medically underinsured.
International Health Studies
Provides funding for house officers and medical students who are mebers of the MMS to pursue international education particularly focusing on underserved populations.
Staff and Directors
2013-2014 Board of Directors
- Vanessa P. Kenealy, Middlesex West, Alliance Member, Chair
- Corey E. Collins, DO, Middlesex, Vice-Chair
- James J. A. Cavanaugh, MD, Barnstable
- Gladys Chan, Worcester, Alliance Member
- Louis Fazen, III, MD, MPH, Worcester
- Reid Maclellan, MD, Norfolk
- Paula J. Madison, Worcester, Alliance Member
- Stephen A. Metz, MD, Hampden
- Sushama Saijwani, MD, Suffolk
- Sarah F. Taylor, MD, Middlesex Central
- Katherine S. Upchurch, MD, Worcester
- Alan C. Woodward, MD, Middlesex Central
- Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, Out of State, Advisor
- John M. Crowe, MD, Plymouth, Advisor
- Subramanyan Jayasankar, MD, Suffolk, Advisor
- Francis X. Van Houten, MD, Middlesex Central, Advisor
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