e-Reports 12-19-2024

ISMA members connect at WIM Paint and Sip night

[12/19/2024]

Nineteen female ISMA members, including physicians, residents and medical students, recently attended a Paint and Sip night organized by the Women in Medicine Committee on Dec. 13 in Fort Wayne.

ISMA members get discounts on Pacers tickets

[12/19/2024]

Join your fellow ISMA members for a night of fun at an Indiana Pacers game.

Attend the 2025 FIRM Conference

[12/19/2024]

All Indiana medical faculty, residents, students and health professionals are invited to attend the 2025 Finding Inspiration and Resilience in Medicine (FIRM) Conference, “Rediscovering Childhood Passions” on Feb. 28.

Meet your CME requirements for free with the ISMA mobile app

[12/19/2024]

Have you downloaded ISMA’s mobile app yet? ISMAOnline provides a seamless way for physicians to access mobile video courses and webinars, making it easier than ever to fulfill continuing medical education (CME) requirements.

ISMA members get discounts on Zoo admission through December

[12/19/2024]

Now is the perfect time to visit the Indianapolis Zoo!

Your stories are needed to help reform prior authorization

[12/19/2024]

Prior authorization continues to delay patient care and treatment, impact outcomes, and drive up health care costs for all Hoosiers. Physician offices advocate for their patients, but are forced to waste valuable time and resources on these burdens.

Renew your membership for 2025

[12/19/2024]

ISMA dues statements for 2025 were mailed to individual members. Payment is due by Jan. 15 to keep your membership current and continue receiving all the benefits of ISMA membership.

Resources: HPSA loan repayment program, Indiana Direct Care Workforce Toolkit webinar

[12/19/2024]

The Indiana Department of Health has several upcoming opportunities ISMA members may find valuable.

Sign up to serve as a Physician of the Day in 2025

[12/19/2024]

ISMA is seeking volunteers to serve as Physician of the Day at the Statehouse during the months of January and March for the 2025 Indiana General Assembly.

A Holiday Portrait of a Burnt-Out Man: Scrooge

[12/19/2024]

Stories play a more formative role in physician wellness than we commonly suppose. If the stories we tell ourselves about our work, patients, and lives are defective in some way, they are likely to take a toll on us.

Save your spot: Register now for the 2025 ISMA WIM Retreat

[12/19/2024]

Sign up now for the 2025 ISMA Women in Medicine Retreat—a weekend filled with inspiration, connection, and practical insights tailored just for you.

Physician Advocacy Day at the Statehouse is March 12

[12/19/2024]

Mark your calendars: the annual ISMA Physician Advocacy Day at the Statehouse is March 12, 2025.

PAP donations total $20,440

[12/19/2024]

Two additional donations have been made to the Physician Assistance Fund as of Dec. 12, bringing the total to $20,440 for the current campaign. Thanks to Major Hospital in Shelbyville and the Memorial Hospital medical staff in South Bend.

ISMA receives $50K grant to defend scope of practice

[12/19/2024]

The ISMA has received a $50,000 grant from the American Medical Association’s Scope of Practice Partnership to assist with efforts to halt a potential push to weaken scope of practice laws in the upcoming legislative session.

Survey responses needed for advocacy efforts

[12/19/2024]

In coordination with the American Medical Association (AMA), ISMA asks physicians to answer a survey to help inform future advocacy and legislative efforts.

First CME of 2025 will address commercial sexual exploitation

[12/19/2024]

ISMA has added new CME programming to its 2025 schedule.

Help keep malpractice insurance rates low by renewing your membership

[12/19/2024]

Physicians have counted on ISMA to keep the cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums low for decades. Our advocacy was instrumental in Indiana’s passage of medical malpractice reform legislation in 1975.