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A donation to the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education (HCHLE) can be directed towards one of the HCHLE activities.  Contributions to these funds are tax-deductible.

• The General Education Program provides continuing education opportunities for physicians throughout the State of Maine.  Donations to this program would be used to create, promote, sponsor and organize educational programs and opportunities whose primary objectives are the improvement and upgrading of medical practice through education and training in the field of health care.
• The HCHLE also manages the Scholarship Fund.  This fund, started by Jo Linder, MD during her MMA presidency in 2011, offers scholarships to Maine students pursuing a degree in medicine.
• The Dalco-McDermott Memorial Fund under the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education (HCHLE), was established as a trust fund to be used solely for supporting medical professionals who are experiencing hardship and are engaged under the auspices of the Maine Medical Professionals Health Program. The fund memorializes the achievements of Dr. John Dalco, the first director of the Physician Health Program, and Dr. Thomas E. McDermott, an avid supporter of the MPHP for many years. This fund will be utilized for MPHP participants who have demonstrated financial hardship and cannot financially meet their monitoring program/licensure requirements that are needed for professional licensure. MPHP participants who have demonstrated financial need for assistance with drug testing, general monitoring costs, psychological evaluations, patient treatment costs, or other costs associated with necessary treatments for wellness and return to practice may qualify.
• HCHLE Medical Student Loan Program provides low interest loans to Maine students in medical school.
• Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education helps to transform the health care delivery system one leader at a time by mitigating health inequities, supporting undergraduate health care internships, and imparting important leadership skills to Maine’s health care professionals.

A donation to the Maine Medical Association (MMA) can be directed towards one of several MMA activities.  Contributions to these funds are not tax-deductible, but may be deductible as a professional/business expense (Please consult with your tax advisor).

• The Long Term Development Fund increases the reserves of the Maine Medical Association to ensure it will remain as a resource and advocacy center for future generations of physicians.
• The Frank O. Stred Building Fund provides for maintenance/improvements to the MMA Stred building.
• The Medical Professionals Health Program (MPHP) is a program of the Maine Medical Association. Overseen by a peer review committee, the MPHP assists medical professionals challenged with substance use, mental health, and behavioral issues, as well as stress and burnout by providing confidential and compassionate monitoring, support, treatment resources, advocacy, education, and outreach. The MPHP welcomes those who are voluntarily seeking assistance before professional licensure is impacted. As well as those who have been referred or mandated by Maine’s regulatory licensing Boards to participate with MPHP to maintain or gain professional licensure.

The MMA believes that the first step to ensuring that we enact strong laws is by supporting and electing pro-medicine candidates in Maine and the federal government. As such, we have established the Maine Physicians Action Fund (“MPAF”), which is a nonpartisan State political action committee (“PAC”). The MPAF’s work is directed by the Chair, Jay Mullen, MD, MBA, FACEP MPAF, alongside physician trustees from across the State. We collaborate with the other physician-led PACs to ensure our voices are influential.

MPAF also works on the Federal level with AMPAC, the AMA’s political action committee, which supports medicine-friendly candidates nationwide seeking election to the U.S. Congress.

Please contact Rachael Froom at [email protected] with any questions.  Thank you!