State Recommends Broad Use of Telehealth
September 26, 2024
A report released September 23 by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), recommends continued support for the broad availability and use of telehealth as a tool to deliver healthcare services, including the continuation of audio-only telehealth services.
MMA Foundation Extends Its Deadline for Scholarship Applications to November 1
September 26, 2024
The MMA Foundation has extended the deadline for its Friedman-Bowen Primary Care Scholarship Fund and its Reuter-Lien Well-being and Health Equity Scholarship Fund to November 1. The extension is intended to give students additional time for project design.
Nominations Open for Rural Health Awards
September 26, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Minnesota Rural Health Hero, Team and Lifetime Achievement Awards.
October 16 Forum to Address Nutrition and Stress
September 26, 2024
The MMA will present a virtual forum on “Supporting Well-being: Nutritional Strategies for Physicians Under Stress” from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, October 16.
Minnesota AG Warns Retailers to Stop Promoting, Selling Unauthorized and Illegal Flavored Tobacco Products
September 19, 2024
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison recently distributed more than 5,000 warning letters to retailers and distributors, asking them to stop distributing, marketing, and selling unauthorized and illegal flavored commercial tobacco products in Minnesota.
New Report Shows Physician Well-being Still an Issue
September 19, 2024
The Physicians Foundation issued data on September 17, showing that the state of well-being remains critically low for physicians, with healthcare consolidation exacerbating the issue.
New Long COVID ECHO Sessions Available Online
September 19, 2024
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) has partnered with Stratis Health and the Minnesota Department of Health Long COVID Guiding Council on a three-session ECHO series focusing on recognizing, managing and treating long COVID.
MMA Foundation Invites Applications for Its Scholarship Programs
September 19, 2024
The MMA Foundation is accepting applications through October 18 for its Friedman-Bowen Primary Care Scholarship Fund and Reuter-Lien Well-being & Health Equity Scholarship Fund grants. The MMA Foundation’s Indihar Advocacy Scholarship Fund and MCAT® Fee Relief Fund grants are also open.
Innovations in Medicine to be Highlighted at Empowering Physicians Conference
September 12, 2024
Attendees at this year’s Empowering Physicians Conference will get a chance to see the future of healthcare and how innovations are changing the way medicine is practiced in Minnesota.
New MMA Leaders Elected, Bylaws Amendment Passes
September 12, 2024
Lisa Mattson, MD, FACOG, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically during August.