Corporate Partners

As with all professional organizations, the budget that funds APMA operations is derived from both dues and nondues income.

At the last meeting of the House of Delegates, we approved a small dues increase that was specifically allocated to three areas within our strategic plan. However, the needs of the profession continue to grow as the climate of medicine in general—and podiatric medicine specifically—continues to evolve.

With the Association’s ever-changing needs and its desire to add new programs to benefit the membership, APMA looks to its valued corporate partners to assist in funding specific projects. We seek this support with the utmost caution and respect for the sanctity of the profession and with the highest sense of ethics to protect the APMA and the profession at all costs.

APMA employs a sophisticated methodology to establish priorities for the allocation of its budget. An operational plan is developed that rates all of the Association’s programs and activities. The Budget Committee then allocates resources to see which of the rated items will fit into the budget and which ones will have to wait for another day. In reality, this procedure is not very different from the budgeting process of a typical practice or family; it just takes place on a larger scale.

One factor that allows us to do more than would otherwise be possible is the corporate funding of projects, secured through APMA’s Development Department. Corporate Partners support multiple projects, including the recently released Medicare Compliance Manual©, the APMA Coding newsletter, the popular APMA Alert, the Find-a-Podiatrist project on our Web site, and various programs throughout our Annual Meeting. These valuable benefits for our members would not be possible without corporate support.

APMA appreciates all of its corporate supporters and feels that, by keeping sponsored activities at the highest level of credibility and ethics, we benefit both the organization and the individual member, while preserving the integrity of the profession.

I suggest that you seek out those organizations that support the profession and thank them for their support. Consider their products when appropriate for use in your practice. It is only by all of us working together that we can stay strong and move forward into the future with confidence. There is truly “Strength in Unity.”