Since 1924, the Southern Medical Association Alliance has been a team of leaders working in their communities to improve health care and health literacy.
As the Southern Medical Association looks to the future, the Alliance will play an integral role. Through the development of primary and secondary education resources, community events and service initiatives, active support of healthcare professionals and an ongoing commitment to connecting and resourcing the next generation of physicians, the Alliance will represent the heart of the SMA Mission.
In addition, Alliance Association also means access to many of the same benefits extended to our Associated Physicians. Click below to see all of the added value.
Alliance Member Benefits
PRN PERSONAL LOANS
for STUDENTS/RESIDENTS/PRACTICING PHYSICIANS
- Up to $75,000 in funding
- 0.25% interest rate discount for SMA Members
- For Medical Students, Residents, and Practicing Physicians
- A personal banker accessible by text or phone to help with their loan
PRACTICE SOLUTIONS/
COMMERCIAL LOANS
for PRACTICING PHYSICIANS
- Up to $5,000,000 in funding
- 0.25% interest rate discount
- 0.50% origination fee discount
- Faster decisioning with average of <2 weeks approval
- Conventional Start-up Loans
- Finance up to 100% of commercial real estate
- Equipment Loans up to $250,000 approved in 1 hour
For the Business Side of Medicine
SMA Services, Inc. is one of the top Third Party Administrators (TPA) in the south with competitive pricing and outstanding customer service. Our primary business is retirement plan administration and we are committed to providing you with the resources you need to effectively select, manage, and monitor your retirement plan.
Refinance your loans with LendKey
All applicants are welcome, but SMA Members get a $750 sign-up bonus when refinancing their student loans with LendKey!
Medical professionals stand to save an average of more than $35,000 by refinancing their student loans and LendKey lets you compare refinancing options from more than 300 not-for-profit lenders. SMA’s partners at LendKey have put together an informative, step-by-step plan to help you save money and pay off your student loans.
- Lower Monthly Payments
- No Application Fees
- Multiple Term & Rate
- Save Money for Future Purchases;
- Competitive Interest Rates.
Vision Insurance for Individuals
Your ability to see is an important part of your overall health. Having your families vision protected through individual vision insurance is a great way to ensure you are proactively caring for you, or your families vision and to stay ahead of any potential health issues associated with your vision. Most vision care plans provide discounts on laser eye-correction surgery. Some plans offer only minimal services, others may help cover treatments for eye surgery. Other potential benefits include discounted vision exams, glasses, and contacts. Some vision care plans require you to see a provider in the plan’s network. Other vision care plans simply require you to be treated by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist.
BENEFITS
- Covered in full once every 12 months
- Frames every 24 months, lenses every 12 months
- Materials only covered up to $140 once every 12 months
Dell® Computer Discount
Special Pricing on Laptops, Desktops & All-in-Ones, Tablets & 2-in-1 Laptops and most Electronics & Accessories.
SMA Members receive a discount of up to 30% on products and services purchased through a special link to the Dell® website. Dues paying members as well as Medical Students, simply log in to your SMA account and click the benefits tab on the dashboard menu to obtain the link.
Then, shop products and services purchased through Dell® website. This member-specific discounted link is provided to all dues paying members and Medical Students.
Log in to your SMA account, click the benefits tab on the dashboard menu to obtain the link.
VERO IDRecovery Pros
- Fully managed recovery services that protect up to three generations of your family
- Mobile phone protection services
- VPN (virtual private network) encryption
- Lost document replacement services
- An expense reimbursement plan that fully covers unauthorized electronic transfers of funds.
- A personal credential vault for user IDs and passwords
- Three bureau credit monitoring
- Dark web monitoring
- SSN and address change monitoring
- Criminal records monitoring
- Score tracker
Worldwide Air Medical Evacuation and Repatriation to the hospital of the member’s choice.* Inadequate facilities are everywhere–even domestically. We get you back home in your time of need. Up to two transports per membership year.
Air Medical Transportation to a Specialty Hospital* when a hospitalized member requires specialty care at another hospital and is unable to travel by commercial means without a medical escort.
24/7 Medical Services Hotline: AirMed provides our members access to medical and second opinion referrals, consultation, and prescription assistance. This program connects members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the worldwide resources of AirMed.
Security Assessments and Foreign Travel Advisories from our 24/7 Communications Center for up-to-the-minute global threat assessments.
Legal Referrals: If a member requires emergency legal assistance away from home, AirMed will arrange without charge to the member an initial telephone consultation with an appropriate attorney.
Transport of Mortal Remains
*Transferring and receiving hospitals must be in excess of 150 miles apart
Available for individuals in the U.S. and Canada. Family plans include 2 adults and up to 5 dependents. Full details, including Terms & Conditions can be found at the AirMed website.
ENROLL now to take advantage of the SMA Extended Family and Friends Discount!
ALREADY A PROFESSIONAL, DUES PAYING SMA MEMBER??
As an SMA Professional dues paying member, you are automatically enrolled in the AirMed Traveler program at no cost to you. Get additional Savings on the Family Upgrade Option (nearly 50% off of retail prices).
Contact your member relationship manager for special pricing and bundled packages including Family Upgrades or Spouse Upgrade. Include your SMA Membership ID to receive this offer.
The Southern Medical Journal is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists.
This (normally) $75/year subscription is included with your SMA Membership!
Simplify CME with Mocingbird
Mocingbird simplifies license renewals and continuing education requirements. We are your extended virtual assistant to ensure CME compliance.
- Clarity on complex and confusing rules and regulations
- A streamlined platform to keep all your license renewal documentations & expirables
- Automated tracking and credit calculation for each requirement
- Industry-leading security to ensure that your information is always safe
- A CME marketplace with high quality relevant content from accredited providers
Healthcare professionals and their administrators are spending up to a quarter of their time—which can be more than 1,000 hours per year per team—researching, tracking down, completing, filing, and verifying their CME license renewal requirements.
Add in patient care, communication, and administrative strain, and it’s no wonder clinician burnout and administrative costs are mounting at medical institutions nationwide.
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