May 7, 2026
The MMA Foundation is launching a pilot Healthiest State in the Nation Grant Program to support a small number of high-impact, physician-led or physician-informed projects that advance community health across Minnesota.
Projects may be new or existing initiatives but must represent a discrete effort or expansion that can be completed within the one-year grant period.
This program reflects the Foundation’s role as the MMA’s philanthropic partner - supporting physician-led solutions that improve health outcomes, and advance the shared goal of making Minnesota the healthiest state and best place to practice.
Up to two projects will be funded in 2026 (up to $5,000 each). This is an invitation-based program, with nominations submitted by MMA and MMA Foundation leadership. Nominations are due June 1.
The Foundation also offers a regional funding opportunity for physician-engaged projects serving communities in Stearns and Benton counties.
For more information or to discuss a potential nomination, contact the MMA Foundation.
June 18, 2026
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians event, featuring Regina Martinez-Lorenzo, MD, the first female cross-country skier to represent Mexico in the Olympics.
June 18, 2026
This year’s Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD), held June 5-10 in Chicago, seemed to carry a defining theme: practicing medicine and advocating at a time of increasing misinformation, distrust in science, and suspicion of policy and research organizations.
June 18, 2026
Former MMA Board Member Dionne Hart, MD, DFAPA, FAPA, CCHP-MH, received the AMA Foundation’s Dr. Debasish Mridha Spirit of Medicine Award on June 6, during the AMA’s annual meeting in Chicago.