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BCMS ALLIANCE

Year in

Review

By Nichole Eckmann

The BCMS Alliance continues to move for-
ward in 2021 and beyond with great momen-
tum and unity as an organization. This year has
brought challenges, but has also proven to all
of us that we can adapt to uncertainty and
change and remain united. We achieved this
through virtual events, including a presentation
from Dairy Maxx on nutrition and wellness, to
the slow start of in-person events, including a
Body and Mental Health Pilates event at In
Balance Studios, and a fun get together at
Board and Brush where physician spouses and
their partners came together to unleash their
creative side.
We continue to engage in community out-
reach, with our blood drive in celebration of
Doctor’s Day hosted in April, to our Afghan
Refugee Center drive, where we collected hun-
dreds of supplies for incoming Afghan refugees.
In September, we participated in the YMCA
sponsored Siclovia outdoor event where we fit-
ted bicycle helmets on kids to promote
TMAA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads campaign
to protect children from head injuries. Lastly,
the end of October marked an opportunity to
meet with the Institute of Surgical Research
Burn Center located at Brooke Army Medical
Center to explore possible partnerships and vol-
unteer opportunities for the Bexar County
Medical Society Alliance.
This is a quick year in review for our organi-
zation, and we are excited for 2022 as we con-
tinue to work together to make Bexar County
STRONG in the wake of much change.

Nichole Eckmann is the
2021 President of the BCMS Alliance.

10 SAN ANTONIO MEDICINE • December 2021