Doctors' Day 2010: Thank you for being LIFESAVERS



Wish your doctor a Happy Doctors’ Day!
"Thank you for being LIFESAVERS."

Doctors' Day is March 30. Help the St. Johns County Medical Alliance celebrate by wishing your doctor a "Happy Doctors' Day!"

At Flagler Hospital's Doctors' Day event, St. Johns County Medical Alliance members will pass out candy Lifesavers with labels that read, "Save a Life: SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere)", as well as Patient Safety Cards.

For more information about SAVE, guides, and resources, go to http://www.amaalliance.org/site/epage/40329_625.htm

History of National Doctors’ Day
On March 30, 1958, a Resolution Commemorating Doctors’ Day was adopted by the United States House of Representatives. In 1990, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a National Doctors’ Day. Following overwhelming approval by the US Senate and the House of Representatives, on October 30, 1990, President George Bush signed S.J. Res. #366 (which became Public Law 101-473) designating March 30th as “National Doctors’ Day.” Today, the red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors’ Day.


2009 SJCMA Holiday Share Card


Support Local Students
Donate to the St. Johns County
Medical Alliance (SJCMA)
2009 Holiday Share Card
Proceeds benefit the
SJCMA College Scholarship Fund

The St. Johns County Medical Alliance, in conjunction with the St. Johns County Medical Society, has provided $25,000 in college scholarship funds in recent years.

For your donation, your name will appear inside the Holiday Share Card along with other donors. The card will be mailed to all Flagler Hospital offices, as well as physicians. It’s an opportunity to show other Flagler Hospital staff that you are a Share Card Supporter.

Donate to the SJCMA College Scholarship Fund and share a holiday greeting with fellow hospital physicians and staff!

Make your check payable to:
St. Johns County Medical Alliance
c/o Cathy Hund
409 Nighthawk Lane
St. Augustine, FL 32080

Donations must be received by December 11, 2009

3rd Annual Champagne & Chocolate Holiday Boutique

St. Johns County Medical Alliance Members
(left to right) Ainsley Warmuth, Borna Hossain, Grace Landon-Tirado, Stella Brown, Robin Pierluisi, Karen Dehgan, Jeani Taliaferro


The St. Johns County Medical Alliance hosted its 3rd Annual Champagne & Chocolate Holiday Boutique on November 19 in the Flagler Hospital Cafeteria.

The event included shopping, champagne, chocolates, and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event benefit the St. Johns County Medical Alliance Health Charities.

For more information, contact Karen Dehgan at 864-0779.

2009 Ancient City Kids Day







JAM (Junior Alliance of Medicine)
participates in
Ancient City Kids Day

Ancient City Kids Day was a huge success this past Saturday. Thanks to all those who showed up to help!

We brought a great display board with a message to kids to "Ask For it" --immunizations, that is. We included info from the CDC web site and the American Lung Association about seasonal & H1N1 flu. We had a great turnout & gave away glow-in-the-dark skeletons, gumball "eyeballs", spider rings, stickers, & placed a lot of tattoos on little hands & faces.

The issue of vaccinations is on the 2009 FMA (Florida Medical Association) legislative agenda.
We must oppose any weakening of the requirements for childhood vaccinations in Florida. It protects all of us and young people are the target population for H1N1 flu!

St. Johns County Medical Alliance 2009 College Scholarship Recipients

Robin Pierluisi, Medical Alliance member,
Laura Albert of Nease High School

Borna Hossain, Medical Alliance member,
Bethany Triplett of Bartram Trail High School

Ainsley Warmuth, Medical Alliance member,
Randi Taylor of St. Augustine High School

St. Johns County Medical Alliance Awards Academic Scholarships to Local Students

The St. Johns County Medical Alliance recently awarded academic scholarships to three graduating St. Johns County high school seniors pursuing an education in medicine.

Three $1,000 scholarships were awarded to the following students:

  • Bethany Triplett from Bartram Trail High School, will study pre-medicine at the University of Florida
  • Randi Taylor from St. Augustine High School, will study pre-medicine at University of Central Florida
  • Laura Albert from Nease High School, will study pre-medicine at Vanderbilt University

Each year, the St. Johns County Medical Alliance, in conjunction with the St. Johns County Medical Society, offers academic scholarships to graduating St. Johns County seniors pursuing an education in medicine, nursing, or allied health, said Ainsley Warmuth, Medical Alliance spokesperson. Scholarship applicants are evaluated on academic ability, school involvement, and community service.

The St. Johns County Medical Alliance represents spouses of St. Johns County physicians. Its purpose is to promote health education, identify and address health-care needs and issues, participate in health-related legislation and provide college scholarships to St. Johns County students.

Doctors' Day 2009




Medical Alliance HonorS doctors in celebration of Doctors’ Day

St. Augustine, FL, MARCH 30, 2009: The St. Johns County Medical Alliance honored our county’s physicians on March 30th in celebration of National Doctors’ Day.

The Alliance, along with the Junior Medical Alliance, created “Happy Doctors Day” cards for all patient meal trays in Flagler Hospital and all tables in the dining rooms. The doctors’ dining room was decorated for the occasion with balloons and a bowl filled with embellished chocolates was at the center of a display that included pins, made by the Junior Alliance, for doctors to wear on their coats. Tongue depressors were also decorated for their coat pockets.

Last week, Mayor Joe Boles issued a proclamation recognizing March 30, 2009 as Doctors’ Day in our city. President Stella Brown, Robin Pierluisi and Grace Tirado attended the ceremony and accepted the formal announcement.

The Junior Alliance of Medicine, JAM, meets each month for a health service activity. Some previous projects have included creating get well cards to sell in the hospital gift shop, designing health information display boards for free health care clinics waiting room, making a health education book for doctors’ office waiting areas, making and selling holiday share cards to raise money for scholarships, decorating Valentines Day candy boxes for nursing homes, and many others. This month they helped to honor their physician parent by creating the art work & lapel pins for the celebration.

The St. Johns County Medical Alliance is comprised of physicians’ spouses. The group is dedicated to health-related service projects and providing scholarships for graduating high school students. This event was to honor and recognize the physicians that serve our community. (SJCMA on the web: www.sjcma.blogspot.com)