ACCMA Member-Led Events

Sponsored by the ACCMA Community Health Foundation

The ACCMA recognizes that our members are eager for opportunities to socialize, de-stress, and connect with fellow physicians. In an effort to promote physician wellness, prevent burnout, and aid in the creation of these social events, the ACCMA is offering up to $500 to ACCMA members to help fund self-organized events and activities around shared interests that would be open to other ACCMA members.

Such events may include: 

  • Small group lunch or dinner at a local restaurant  
  • Book club/reading group in a members’ home 
  • Cooking class in a members’ home 
  • Sports groups (e.g. tennis, golf, running, cycling, swimming, etc.) 
  • Artistic performances (play, symphony, etc.) 
  • Happy hours at a local bar or restaurant 
  • Hikes 
  • Barbeques and picnics 
  • Museums 
  • Amusement parks, water parks 

Applications for grant consideration will be accepted on a rolling basis. If you haven't heard back from the ACCMA on your grant application within two weeks of submittal, please contact Christine Maki at cmaki@accma.org.

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More Information & Past Events

Criteria for Selection

1. Applicant must be a current ACCMA member (regular active, retired, medical student, or resident) at the time the event is held.

2. The event or activity must be open to all ACCMA members (and families if appropriate), within reason. If the event or activity is intended for a broad subgroup

of ACCMA members (for example, women physicians; primary care physicians; etc.) then the event or activity can be limited to all ACCMA members who are part

of that subgroup. As a governing principal, the event or activity should be intended to bring together physicians from different medical groups and practice settings and

promote physician fellowship around a shared interest or experience.

3. Funding is not intended for departmental or other activities that are not open to all, or a broad swath, of ACCMA members. Funding may not be used to sponsor events that are being organized by other organizations and associations; sponsorship requests will be considered separately and are not eligible for funding through this program.

and are not eligible for funding through this program.

4. The event or activity must be held locally (in either Alameda or Contra Costa County).

5. Event or activity must not have occurred yet (e.g., funding cannot be applied retroactively)

6. The use of grant funds must be limited to actual expenses incurred for the event or activity, up to $500; the grantee may not personally earn money or otherwise gain

financially from the event or activity.

7. At least six weeks in advance of the event, the grantee must provide the ACCMA with complete information about the event including date, time, location, and a description of the activity. The grantee must also utilize an online registration form, such as Google Forms or Microsoft Forms, to collect RSVPs for the event, and must provide ACCMA with a link to the online registration form, which ACCMA will publicize to its members.

8. An applicant may not apply for funding for more than one event or activity at a time; a grantee may reapply for funding for a subsequent event only after the initial event has concluded.

9. All marketing for the event, including any marketing conducted by the grantee, must indicate that “All Members of ACCMA are Welcome to Attend.”

10. Applicants must provide a list of attendees (names and contact information), a post-event summary, photos, and receipts from the event or activity within two weeks following the event.

Past Events

A small but mighty group of members met up at AxeVentures in Berkeley to unleash their inner lumberjack. It was an axe-citing evening for all! Big thanks to Dr. Kathleen Doo for coordinating. 

 

 

Adventurous members took to the trails on a guided hike at the Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek and were rewarded with a Spanish-style gourmet lunch. Hard work pays off! 

 

 

Quarry Lakes in Fremont, a true hidden gem, provided the perfect backdrop for the ACCMA Member Appreciation Picnic in September. Members, along with their families and friends, gathered to enjoy delicious food, lively conversations, and some friendly lawn games competition with new and old friends.

 

 

Friendships were made as ACCMA members gathered at Color Me Mine in Pleasanton to “doctor up” ceramic items followed by lunch at Zachary’s Chicago Pizza.  Thank you to Dr. Kathryn Mar from TPMG San Ramon for organizing. 

 

 

 

Doctors Jenny Tai and Lili Weinstein Decosta from TPMG hosted an afternoon mixer at Gott’s Roadside in Walnut Creek to welcome new TPMG physicians in a relaxed setting with food and drinks.

 

 

A lively group of ACCMA members enjoyed some after-work friendly competition at Tice Valley Community Gym in Walnut Creek. Big thanks to Dr. Tan Pham from Kaiser Martinez for organizing.

 

 

 

ACCMA Members rocked and rolled to music from the 80’s and 90’s and enjoyed lunch as they painted rocks for the Rock 'n Roll River Rock Painting Project led by Dr. Edmon Soliman of TPMG Diablo Area.

 

 

 

 

Participants at an instructor-led-dance cardio class at Dance Floor in Albany experienced a heart-pumping stress-releasing workout and enjoyed tacos and margaritas afterwards.  Thank you to Dr. Emily Newfield for hosting this well-received event.

 

 

 

Organized by Doctors Susan Lo and Alisa Takeda, physicians and families enjoyed a relaxing hike, lively conversation, and scrumptious snacks at Lake Chabot in Castro Valley.

 

 

 

To promote more fitness, fun, and camaraderie, Dr. Sujana Bhattacharyya hosted the second lunchtime Zumba class at Kaiser Permanente in Antioch.   ACCMA members enjoyed a blood pumping workout along with some laughs, juices and protein bars.

 

 

 

The rain stopped in time for this small group of women physicians, and guide Raquel, to enjoy a private hike and Spanish-style gourmet picnic at Las Trampas Regional Park in San Ramon, hosted by Dr. Irina Kolomey.

  

Physicians and their Medical Assistants enjoyed an evening of painting, pizza, and “inspired beverages” at the Calicraft Brewing Co. in Walnut Creek, hosted by Dr. Edmon Soliman.

  

In-person and online attendees learned how to become a “do-it-yourselfer” at managing big financial decisions from financial educator and former wealth manager, Paul Merriman. Hosted by Dr. Victoria Mancuso, in-person attendees also enjoyed a Mediterranean buffet.

 

Hosted by Dr. Fang Lan, ACCMA members enjoyed a heart pumping hour of fun and dance at the this lunchtime Zumba event at Kaiser Permanente in Antioch.

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Hosted by Dr. Kevin Ng, our members had the ULTIMATE sports night as they competed against each other in pickleball and basketball at the Fieldhouse in Walnut Creek.

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