Donations are tax-deductible.
In addition to its educational efforts, the TMA Committee on Physician Health and Rehabilitation oversees the PHR Assistance Fund that it established in 1983. The fund provides financial assistance, in the form of a loan, to physicians who cannot afford treatment for depression, chemical dependency, or other problems or whose families need help with short-term living expenses while a physician receives treatment. Physicians seeking assistance obtain a loan application from the PHR Assistance Fund, and a team composed of two PHR committee members and one TMA Alliance representative reviews the completed loan application. If the committee recommends approval of the loan, it makes that recommendation to the Board of Trustees. After the PHR Assistance Fund receives approval of the loan, the applicant signs a loan agreement.