Staff may organize a lunch for doctors during which physicians are presented with tokens of recognition.

The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 28, 1933, in Winder, Georgia, United States.

Since then, Doctors' Day has become an integral part of and synonymous with, the Southern Medical Association Alliance.

#366 during the 101st United States Congress, which President Bush signed on October 30, 1990 (creating Public Law 101-473), designating Doctors' Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on March 30.

[30] In 2018 PWT along with Openxmed sponsored a free online conference focusing on physician well being and advocacy.