School of Medicine Alumni Association

Areas of Focus

• More than half of the SMAA budget is for descendant scholarships and the Alumni Merit Scholar Awards
• Sponsored activities for each class in the School of Medicine offer networking opportunities with alumni
• Faculty recognition
• Awards for alumni honoring loyalty and professional achievement
• Free membership for new graduates
• Alumni receptions offering social and educational opportunities
• Class reunions

Membership Levels:	Dues
Lifetime Membership (includes one year of President’s Club)	$1,000.00
Annual Membership	$50.00
School of Medicine - School of Graduate Studies Joint Annual Membership	$65.00
Lifetime Associate Membership (Faculty, staff, & friends of MCG)	$1,000.00
Annual Associate Membership (Faculty, staff, & friends of MCG)	$50.00

Membership Benefits

• Opportunity to join the Health Center Credit Union at no charge to you. Just present to the HCCU the Alumni Association membership card you will receive after joining the Alumni Association
• Opportunity to support the School of Medicine through Alumni Association programs
• Nomination privileges for the Distinguished Alumnus Awards in the Alumni Association
• Participation in electing Alumni Association officers
• Opportunity to serve on Alumni Association committees and the board and to serve as regional dinner chairmen or class reunion chairmen
• Board Report, a quarterly alumni newsletter
• Opportunity to review and submit practice openings in the Board Report newsletter
• Access to Greenblatt Library services and resources
• Membership opportunity with MCG Wellness Center

Programs Supported by the Alumni Association

• Hooding ceremony and a gift for the graduating class
• Alumni Web site
• Annual Descendant Scholarships and Alumni Scholar Awards
• Free year of membership in the Alumni Association upon graduation
• Reduced membership fee for physicians in postgraduate training
• Annual Homecoming
• Scholarship recipients invited to Homecoming as guests of alumni
• Dinner with 12 Strangers Mentoring Program
• HOST (Help Our Students Travel) Program
• Orientation brunch for freshmen
• Spring reception for sophomores and juniors
• Annual memorial service for School of Medicine alumni
• Faculty recognition
• Board Report, a quarterly alumni newsletter, which includes career opportunities in physician alumni practices
• Distinguished Alumnus Awards for loyalty and professional achievements
• Portraits of former School of Medicine deans
• Quarterly meetings of Board of Directors
• Blazer crests, lapel pins and certificates for lifetime members of the Alumni Association

If you have questions about membership levels, or Alumni Association details, please call 800-869-1113 or 706-721-3430.