Be the Mentor You Wish You’d Had
You spent decades navigating the complexities of medicine — the rigors of training, the demands of practice, and the unique challenges of being a Latino physician in Arizona. That experience is irreplaceable. ALMA connects you directly with students, residents, and early-career physicians who are walking the same path and desperately need guidance that can only come from someone who has truly been there.
Our mentorship program gives you a structured, meaningful way to share your knowledge — whether through one-on-one mentoring relationships, speaking at ALMA events, advising on career decisions, or simply being present at networking gatherings where your presence signals to a young professional that success is possible for them too.
Become a Member
- One-on-one mentoring
- Speaking opportunities
- Career advising
- Event participation
- Panel discussions
- Residency guidance
Your Life’s Work Deserves to Echo Forward
A career in medicine is built on thousands of small acts of excellence — the diagnoses you made, the lives you extended, the trainees you encouraged. ALMA creates the space for that work to have a lasting impact long after you’ve stepped away from active practice. Through mentorship, storytelling, and community leadership, your career becomes a blueprint that future Latino physicians can follow.
ALMA honors its retired physician members through recognition at our annual events, spotlights in our publications, and by centering your wisdom in the conversations that shape how the next generation enters the profession. Your story is part of ALMA’s history — and we want to make sure it’s told.
Become a Member
- Annual event recognition
- Member spotlights
- Community leadership
- Historical contribution
- Board advisory roles
“I spent 35 years as a cardiologist telling patients they’d be okay. Now I get to tell a first-generation medical student the same thing — and mean it in a completely different way. This work matters more than I expected.”
— Dr. R. Morales, Retired Cardiologist & ALMA Mentor
Stay Connected to the Community You Served
Retirement doesn’t have to mean stepping away from the community that defined your life’s work. ALMA brings together retired physicians who share a commitment to equitable healthcare and Latino representation in medicine — creating a peer network where your experiences are understood, valued, and built upon.
Join fellow retired physicians at ALMA’s networking events, dinners, and community gatherings. Share perspectives shaped by decades in the field. Stay connected with the physicians, institutions, and conversations that matter to you — because the relationships you built during your career shouldn’t disappear when your title does.
Become a Member
- Peer networking events
- Community dinners
- Shared professional bonds
- Stay active in medicine
- Statewide connections
Steer the Next Chapter of Latino Medicine in Arizona
The future of equitable healthcare in Arizona depends on who enters the profession, how they’re prepared, and whether they’re supported when the road gets hard. You know better than anyone what it takes to build a sustainable, meaningful medical career — and that knowledge is exactly what ALMA’s emerging members need most.
As a retired physician member, you participate in shaping ALMA’s scholarship criteria, career development programs, and mentorship initiatives. Your institutional knowledge guides how we build pathways for the next generation. The students we support today will be the physicians transforming Arizona’s healthcare landscape in a decade — and your guidance gets them there faster, smarter, and better prepared.
Become a Member
- Influence scholarship decisions
- Program development input
- Train the next generation
- Community impact
- Policy & advocacy voice