Medical Association of Alabama

Vote for Your Favorite Video in the “Mask Up Alabama” Video Contest

You have the chance to vote in the “Mask Up Alabama” video contest.  State medical groups are sponsoring the contest to show people why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judges from the Alabama Hospital Association, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama have watched nearly 100 videos…

State Medical Groups Sponsoring Video Contest to Get People to Wear a Mask

State medical groups are sponsoring a video contest to explain why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama are sponsoring the “Mask Up Alabama” video contest. The videos should be 30-second or less and need to highlight basic…

Medical Association of Alabama Launches Coronavirus Web Resources

The Medical Association of Alabama, the state’s largest professional organization of physicians, has announced the creation of two web pages —  a “one-stop” resource site for physicians and health care personnel and another “one-stop” resource site for the public.  “We’ve created these ‘one-stop’ sites where physicians can get the latest information on insurer’s telehealth policies, Alabama coronavirus screening sites, testing…

Medical Association Suggests “Further Conversation” About Statue

Group points to law preventing the removal of the Sims statue.

The Medical Association of Alabama installed the statue of Dr. James Marion Sims on the Capitol grounds in 1938. The Association met today and discussed the statue after protestors gathered to call for it to be taken down. Sims was a gynecologist and performed surgery on enslaved women without using anesthesia.   Protesters at the Sims Statue earlier this month….