e-Reports 6-26-2025

AMA leadership positions open for nomination

[6/26/2025]

ISMA members are invited to apply for AMA nomination for leadership opportunities with external medical education and accreditation organizations.

ISMA supports surgical residents

[6/26/2025]

John Ruckelshaus, vice president of government affairs, welcomes Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) surgery residents Sean McGuire, MD; Meghan Lark, MD; and Sneha Krish, MD, at Indiana University Indianapolis.

Register for the Wellness Symposium today

[6/26/2025]

Registration for the second annual ISMA Wellness Symposium is open. Attendees will learn practical tools, expert insights, and supportive strategies to help build resilience, find balance, and reconnect with the inspiration and purpose of medicine.

Top 10 Federal Bills for Indiana Physicians to Keep Their Eyes On

[6/26/2025]

It's crunch time for US lawmakers, and many would like to have some resolution before the Fourth of July holiday. Keep an eye on these pieces of national legislation affecting Indiana physicians.

ISMA joins more than 100 state and national organizations in support of terminated ACIP members

[6/26/2025]

ISMA has joined more than 100 state and national medical organizations in signing a joint letter urging Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to immediately reinstate all recently terminated members of the ACIP.

Two join ISMA staff

[6/26/2025]

Amy Rhodes joined the ISMA team as accounting specialist on June 17. Christine Pell joined the ISMA team June 24 as an administrative specialist for the Physician Assistance Program (PAP).

PAP donations total more than $50,000

[6/26/2025]

The Physician’s Assistance Program (PAP) relies in part on contributions from member organizations. Donations from 20 groups help fund the PAP, totaling more than $50,000 as of June 11, 2025.

Member benefit for Newfields available

[6/26/2025]

Newfields is offering a 10% discount on a membership for ISMA members who are currently practicing physicians.

ISMA joins letter to Senate leaders opposing suggested Medicaid cuts

[6/26/2025]

ISMA joined 45 state medical associations in sending a letter urging Senate leaders addressing to reject the damaging cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and medical student loan programs in the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget reconciliation bill.

ISMA Physician Wellness Symposium features Corey Martin, MD

[6/26/2025]

The keynote speaker for the ISMA’s daylong 2025 Physician Wellness Symposium on September 26 is Corey Martin, MD, a Yale-trained family physician from Minnesota who focuses on improving the mental and physical health of physicians.

Expiring resolutions comment period is open

[6/26/2025]

Per ISMA Resolution 23-67, the ISMA Expiring Resolutions Committee has adopted a set of preliminary recommendations on current ISMA policies that will expire this year.

The Clinic podcast: Dance Dance Resolutions

[6/26/2025]

Eric Berman and ISMA policy director Doug Boyle explain how to write and submit a resolution for consideration at the 2025 ISMA Convention.

Join ISMA at Victory Field

[6/26/2025]

ISMA’s Indianapolis Indians game night will be on Saturday, July 5, at 7:05 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m., as the Indians face off against the Louisville Bats at Victory Field.

Join ISMA’s next Advocacy Training Program

[6/26/2025]

The ISMA Advocacy Training Program is a dynamic hybrid initiative designed to cultivate and enhance the skills of ISMA’s most engaged members.

Adams urges Indiana physicians to lead beyond the clinic

[6/26/2025]

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, has been heavily influenced in his life by role models.

It’s time to declare candidacy for Convention

[6/26/2025]

Candidates may now declare their intent to run for ISMA office before elections during the 176th Annual Convention in September.

Resolutions are being accepted for Convention

[6/26/2025]

ISMA is now accepting resolutions for consideration by the House of Delegates at the 2025 ISMA Convention. Resolutions must be submitted by Sunday, June 29.

Catch the Fever at a reduced price

[6/26/2025]

The ISMA members' Indiana Fever games will be on Saturday, July 5, vs. the Los Angeles Sparks at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, July 30 vs. the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tickets are available for a discounted price.

ISMA joins letter to the American people about vaccines

[6/26/2025]

ISMA recently signed a letter to the American people from the AMA Federation and more than 70 state medical associations and national specialty societies in support of necessary and lifesaving vaccines.

Opioid webinar available for viewing

[6/26/2025]

Those who missed the opioid webinar can now access it at their leisure. The “Using Patient Feedback to Improve Medication Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder” recording is now on the mobile app.