August 11, 2022
The MMA recently received two 2022 Profiles of Excellence Awards from the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) for its work on health equity.
These awards recognize the work of medical societies that make positive impacts on their members and in their communities. Each year, the Profiles of Excellence Awards program recognizes one member organization that has achieved excellence in a certain category.
The MMA received the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award for its Minnesota Health Equity Community of Practice (CoP). Created in August 2021, the Health Equity Community of Practice is comprised of health equity champions and professionals who come together quarterly to exchange expertise, network, discuss health equity issues and priorities, and identify opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration.
The MMA also received the Leadership Award, for the Health Equity Time Out process. The MMA’s Health Equity Time Out is an explicit policy and process used by MMA committees, task forces, and the Board of Trustees. Prior to taking action, a Health Equity Time Out is called to consider potential health equity implications. Like its surgical counterpart, the MMA’s Health Equity Time Out is designed to create a safe space for any committee or Board member, or staff person, to raise health equity considerations each and every time decisions are made.
These initiatives are part of the MMA’s ongoing commitment to promote health and racial equity and improve health outcomes for marginalized populations in Minnesota.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.