Greetings From the Southern Medical Association Alliance
Join me as we celebrate our 85th year! This is the second year for our website and we hope you find this as another benefit of your SMAA membership.
We are a dedicated group of physician spouses in 17 southern states who work with health education, with a concentration in the areas of women’s heart health, osteoporosis and breast cancer awareness. We continue our medical heritage preservation and celebrate Doctors’ Day, by honoring our physicians on March 30th.
With the establishment of our own website, linked with our physician partners in the Southern Medical Association, we have the capability of beginning our own Communities of Interest in areas that are “hot buttons” for us–everything from health education, planning for retirement, patient advocacy or office management to experiences working in the office.
Barbara Jett
Spring Travels
Barbara Jett and I have enjoyed traveling through the states and meeting many of you. What an inspiration to us you all are! Your projects, your commitment to the family of medicine, and your involvement in your communities speaks volumes about who you are.Please remember to submit your projects to SMAA for judging at our annual session this year December 3-5 in Grapevine, Texas.
Many of you have asked about Grapevine so here is a quick update: Grapevine is outside of Dallas and is known as the “Christmas Capitol of Texas”. There are boutique wineries, a small railroad that runs through the town, an ice show, and decorations worthy of all the Gaylord hotels, just to name a few things for you and your families to see and do. This will be our 85th anniversary celebration so I know you will want to share in all the festivities marking that big event. In addition, we have wonderful speakers lined up and time for social interaction. Please mark your calendars now to partake in this educational, informative, and festive session.
As always, please feel free to contact me, Barbara, or Lisa for any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you for welcoming us to your states and including us in your “families”. Always remember we are here to serve you.
Nancy Brant
President, SMAA
Welcome to the SMA Alliance Website

Greetings from the Southern Medical Association Alliance!
We are excited about our new website and the things we will be able to offer as yet another benefit of membership.
You already know that we are a dedicated group of physician spouses in the 17 Southern states who work with health education, with a concentration in the areas of women’s heart health, osteoporosis, and breast cancer; and medical heritage preservation. In addition, we began the observance of Doctors’ Day and continue to lead the way in celebrating our physicians across the country.
With the establishment of our own website, linked with our physician partners in the Southern Medical Association, we now have the capability of beginning our own Communities of Interest in areas that are “hot buttons” for us-everything from helping our children fill out college applications, paying for college, planning for retirement, patient advocacy or office management to experiences with spouses working in the office.
