Giving Tuesday 2023

As we approach our 225th Anniversary in 2024, we have been thinking back to our earliest days. Did the men (and yes, it was all men) ever think that the organization they founded would still be active 225 years later? Their initial idea of protecting their fellow citizens from "quackery and pretenders to the medical arts" has abided over the centuries.

MedChi, and the Center for a Healthy Maryland (the foundation of MedChi) are busier and more active than we have even been. Our programs and services affect both physicians and the citizens of Maryland and preserve our history for generations to come.

On Giving Tuesday, you can choose to support any of the Center's programs:

The History of Maryland Medicine Committee has been busy adding exhibits to the Museum. We received a donation of 300+ books from the collections of Upton Scott, our first president, John Archer who received the first medical degree in America, and Past President, Sir William Osler, MD. We are making a series of videos and planning several events in preparation for our 225th Anniversary in 2024. Click here to donate.

The Maryland Physician Health Program assists physicians in a confidential, private setting to address issues that may potentially impact their ability to practice medicine, is meeting with client- physicians. MPHP has hosted a series of Zoom lectures in conjunction with their 45th Anniversary on the topic of physicians’ physical and mental health. The Dan H. McDougal, MD Fund provides grants-in-aid to physicians who are unable to afford the costs associated with rehabilitation and treatment services. Click here to donate.

Over the past year, the Domestic Violence Program conducted trainings and technical assistance to health care professional participants, began providing Continuing Education Units and teaching physicians to recognize intimate partner violence. Click here to donate.

Your support of the Center for a Healthy Maryland, and our programs, will help us continue with the work that our staff is carrying out on a daily basis. It will also help us to pursue the new opportunities and projects which benefit our members.

A copy of the current financial statement for the Center for a Healthy Maryland is available by writing to the Center at 1211 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, or by calling 410-539-0872. Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available, for the cost of postage and copies, from the Maryland Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, or by calling 410-974-5534.