Medical Community

An interview with Michael Kitchell, MD, President of the Iowa Medical Society, in which he identifies key things to watch for as well as sources of information to keep you up-to-date regarding current healthcare reform legislation.
Over the past 20 years, Foster Group has worked diligently to position itself to meet the needs of physicians throughout the Heartland. Since 1989 we have enjoyed a mutually beneficial affinity relationship with Iowa Medical Society. Recently, we embraced an opportunity to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Nebraska Medical Association and are looking forward to building trusted relationships with physicians & the medical community in Nebraska.

In addition to serving alongside the State Medical Associations and physicians, Foster Group launched a founding partnership with Des Moines University's Global Health Program in 2008. We see this initiative as another way to invest in the future of the medical community we are so tightly aligned with.
Studies show that Iowa, ranked as one of the nation's top 5 for quality of care, remains in the bottom 5 for medical reimbursement.
What does that tell us? To us, it is a clear message that physicians choose to practice in Iowa because of the quality of life this great state offers. At Foster Group, we want to do our part to ensure that outcome. We have invested time and resources to position ourselves to understand the unique needs of physicians.
Foster Group has made significant investments of time and resources to position ourselves to understand the unique needs of physicians.
Since 1989, Foster Group has been a partner of the Iowa Medical Society, serving physicians and medical professionals in many ways. Recently, Foster Group became a Platinum Sponsor of the Nebraska Medical Association, and we look forward to serving physicians and medical professionals in the Cornhusker state.
DMU, the 15th largest medical school in the U.S., is thinking outside the box as they prepare students to go out and impact the world.
Through DMU's Global Health Program students are given an option to go to third world countries to learn, serve, and gain a broader perspective of the medical needs abroad. The impact the Global Health Program is having is significant, and it fits very well with Foster Group's core values and our mission to be catalysts for positive life change.

Foster Group has a promotional fee agreement with the Iowa Medical Society under which it pays an annual fee to the Medical Society for recommending our investment advisory series to its Physician members. Iowa Medical Society also is an advisory client of Foster Group. Foster Group has a sponsorship agreement with the Nebraska Medical Association (NMA) under which it pays an annual fee. NMA is also a client of Foster Group.