ACCESS NOW
Access Now is a community partnership initiated by the Richmond Academy of Medicine in 2008 to improve access to specialty health care for low-income, uninsured residents of the greater Richmond metropolitan area. The program connects the primary care received in a local clinic or health system with donated physician specialty care in a coordinated referral program.
SACKs
RAMA prepares Sexual Assault Crisis Kits containing a change of clothing and toiletries to be delivered to area emergency rooms for use by victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse. These kits are in adult as well as children’s sizes depending on the need. The kits are delivered to the following hospitals: Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital on Forest, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Mary's Hospital, and VCU Medical Center.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Members sign up to deliver meals to the handicapped, enfeebled, or home-bound people, including those with special dietary considerations, on the first Friday and fifth Monday of each month, year round. Participatory health projects such as Meals-on-Wheels encourage an awareness of the needs of the community through educational and service-oriented activities.
REMEMBER MY NAME
This is a yearly event that commemorates in a moving service, the lives of individuals in our community who have died from domestic violence. RAMA members help by acting as hostesses and providing refreshments.
RAMA NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
One-year scholarships awarded to each of the major Nursing (4) and Allied
Health (1) programs in the Richmond area: Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing; J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College School of Nursing; John Tyler Community College School of Nursing; VCU School of Nursing and VCU School of Allied Health.
STATE AND NATIONAL MEDICAL INITIATIVESRAMA also supports the AMA Foundation that provides scholarships and
financial aid for medical and other health care professional students in Virginia. Additionally, the MSV Foundation is a charitable partnership between the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) and the MSV Alliance (MSVA) that acts as a catalyst to improve health and prevent disease throughout the Commonwealth and promotes community involvement by physicians, alliance members, and medical students.
