News and Stories

AMA Queensland Dinner for the Profession

10/04/2017

AMA Queensland invites you and your medical colleagues for an evening to remember on Friday 16 June 2017. Incorporating the Presidential handover, this gala evening will be enjoyed over a three-course dinner and dancing. In addition, the AMA Federal...

Do you have a patient that needs financial support for their medical condition?

17/10/2016

2014 Christmas appeal results are in!

21/11/2014

Time and again we are overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters and our recent doctors doing good Christmas Appeal was no exception. A great, big THANK YOU to everyone who donated, raising an incredible $33,485 for the Foundation’s general...

2014 Tax Appeal a great success!

04/08/2014

A huge and very heartfelt THANK YOU from AMA Queensland Foundation and AMA Queensland member, Dr Sharmila Biswas to everyone who generously gave to our recent 2014 Tax Appeal. Your kind donations totalled an incredible $57,072, surpassing our target of...

2014 Tax Appeal to help Cairns homeless

28/04/2014

DONATE NOW Meet Dr Sharmila Biswas, long-time AMA Queensland member and Cairns GP. Cairns is being dubbed the homeless capital of Australia after a recent demographic study revealed 1.6% of the Far North Queensland city’s population are without a...

A lifetime of caring

20/10/2015

Bequests are a simple yet incredibly powerful way to provide support for the causes that matter the most to you. They transfer your will into one of the most potent tools for change there is, with little or no impact on your lifestyle today. Leaving a...

Cairns homeless outreach program to get new street van, Dr Q Magazine

07/10/2014

Charity group appeals for new wheels - Cairns Post (2014 Tax Appeal)

18/08/2014

Cocktail function to thank Foundation's supporters, Dr Q Magazine

19/05/2014

Doctors doing good in 2014, Dr Q Magazine

06/01/2015

Doctors doing good in 2015 - What you have helped us achieve

18/11/2015

Doctors' Health at the Forefront - Doctors Doing Good

01/09/2015

Queensland doctors go above and beyond to help patients, but now they are being encouraged to help themselves. The AMA Queensland Resilience on the Run pilot program, launched on Wednesday 26 August and fully funded by the AMA Queensland Foundation aims...

Foundation helps AMA Queensland in battle against rural obesity epidemic

08/08/2014

Here at AMA Queensland Foundation, we are excited to have recently funded AMA Queensland's new video campaign urging rotund rural and regional Queenslanders to fight the flab. The Lighten Your Load campaign was launched following recent alarming...

Foundation joins Dr Sharmila Biswas to help Cairns homeless, Dr Q Magazine

19/05/2014

Give the gift of sound this Christmas

09/11/2015

AMA Queensland Foundation is committed to breaking down the barriers to healthcare for children by funding a vital project that will help improve the health of Indigenous Queenslanders in rural and remote areas. The project aims to significantly improve...

MDA National supports Thank YOU Doctor campaign, Dr Q Magazine

08/07/2014

Meet Louis Jenkins, our newest JCU bursary recipient

23/09/2014

Family tragedies, both recent and many years ago, have had a profound impact on second year student (in 2014), Louis' intentions and goals for the future and his medical career. The fact that where someone lives, namely rural or in/near the city, can...

Meet our patron, Dr Q Magazine

23/03/2015

Red Hill Special School bus has been busy!

20/06/2014

It is now just over a year since Red Hill Special Needs School received their new bus, thanks to the generosity of Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology via the AMA Queensland Foundation. Principal Pamela Stack says that having the mini bus has enabled individual...

Regular giving-it's our lifeblood, Dr Q Magazine

07/10/2014

Resilience on the Run pilot program & Doctors Doing Good

21/07/2015

Thank you doctor program, Dr Q Magazine

31/03/2014

Thank You to our wonderful donors!

28/04/2014

Donors, corporate sponsors, Foundation Board members and Mr Tim Fairfax, AC, Foundation Patron gathered recently at the Lexus of Brisbane’s showroom in Fortitude Valley, for the AMA Queensland Foundation’s Thank you to Donor Cocktail Function...

Thank you to our wonderful supporters!

14/08/2015

Sincere thanks from the AMA Queensland Foundation to those donors who gave generously to our recent 2015 end of financial year appeal. Your kind donations totalled an incredible $39,045, surpassing our target. This will ensure we can continue to deliver...

We got the troopie, Dr Q Magazine

31/03/2014

William Buck (Qld) donates retinal camera to Cunnamulla Health Centre

12/08/2014

We would like to thank William Buck (Qld) for their ongoing support of the Foundation, especially their most recent act of generosity–donating a much needed retinal camera and other urgent medical items to Assoc. Prof. Noel Hayman and the...