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Supporting the Fight Against Breast Cancer
18/05/2020Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. In 2019, it was estimated that 19,535 Australians were diagnosed with breast cancer. Due to critical medical research and best practice medical care including regular mammograms and improved...
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AMA Queensland Foundation Medical Scholarships
31/10/2019Scholarship offered to assist financially disadvantaged medical students to study the MBBS course or equivalent at a university in Queensland. One-off award of $5,000 paid in two equal instalments Up to two scholarships may be awarded per year...
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AMA Queensland Foundation Fundraising Raffle
29/08/2019The AMA Queensland Foundation’s recent raffle brought in almost $20,000, which will go directly to life-changing projects to help disadvantaged Queenslanders in need. The AMA Queensland Foundation relies on the generous support of donors and...
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MND and Me Foundation update
02/04/2019Our latest Foundation Board meeting on 7 March 2019 resulted in a further commitment of $25,000 to the MND and Me Foundation in 2019. We look forward to providing you with an update on how this funding will make a difference.
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2014 Christmas appeal results are in!
21/11/2014Time 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...
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2014 Tax Appeal a great success!
04/08/2014A 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...
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2014 Tax Appeal to help Cairns homeless
28/04/2014DONATE 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...
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A lifetime of caring
20/10/2015Bequests 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...
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Cairns homeless outreach program to get new street van, Dr Q Magazine
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Charity group appeals for new wheels - Cairns Post (2014 Tax Appeal)
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Cocktail function to thank Foundation's supporters, Dr Q Magazine
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Doctors doing good in 2014, Dr Q Magazine
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Doctors doing good - What you have helped us achieve
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Doctors' Health at the Forefront - Doctors Doing Good
01/09/2015Queensland 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...
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Foundation helps AMA Queensland in battle against rural obesity epidemic
08/08/2014Here 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...
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Foundation joins Dr Sharmila Biswas to help Cairns homeless, Dr Q Magazine
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Give the gift of sound this Christmas
09/11/2015AMA 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...
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MDA National supports Thank YOU Doctor campaign, Dr Q Magazine
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Meet Louis Jenkins, our newest JCU bursary recipient
23/09/2014Family 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...
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Meet our patron, Dr Q Magazine
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Red Hill Special School bus has been busy!
20/06/2014It 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...
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Regular giving-it's our lifeblood, Dr Q Magazine
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Resilience on the Run pilot program & Doctors Doing Good
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Thank you doctor program, Dr Q Magazine
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Thank You to our wonderful donors!
28/04/2014Donors, 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...
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Thank you to our wonderful supporters!
14/08/2015Sincere 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...
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We got the troopie, Dr Q Magazine
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William Buck (Qld) donates retinal camera to Cunnamulla Health Centre
12/08/2014We 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...
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You can help bridge the gap
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