AMA House Of Delegates Research Articles

AMA Backs All-Inclusive Clinical Trials Registry

AMA Backs All-Inclusive Clinical Trials Registry

The Face of Contemporary Medicine: Is It Diverse?

A photograph from the first AMA House of Delegates meeting in 1901 highlights the issues of physician demographics and whether the profession has adequately addressed diversity in the profession. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

AACS Granted a Seat on the AMA House of Delegates

AACS Granted a Seat on the AMA House of Delegates

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 2

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 2

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 2

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 2

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 1

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 1

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 1

AMA House of Delegates Adopts Resolutions, Part 1

Resident Representation in the AMA House of Delegates

Resident Representation in the AMA House of Delegates

Dr. Claire V. Wolfe is Candidate for Vice-Speaker of the AMA House of Delegates

Dr. Claire V. Wolfe is Candidate for Vice-Speaker of the AMA House of Delegates

AMA-RPS Resolutions Acted On by the AMA House of Delegates

AMA-RPS Resolutions Acted On by the AMA House of Delegates

AMA-RPS Resolutions to Be Acted on by the AMA House of Delegates

AMA-RPS Resolutions to Be Acted on by the AMA House of Delegates

A Call for Higher Standards for Breast Implants

THE COUNCIL on Scientific Affairs report on silicone gel breast implants, adopted by the AMA House of Delegates and published in this issue ofThe Journal, 1 represents a missed opportunity. The Council encourages physicians to become fully informed about the current scientific data on these implants, but this report fails to provide a comprehensive safety review or a balanced discussion of the issues. The Council faults others for the controversies associated with these devices today, but it overlooks the serious failings of physicians and never articulates their responsibility with regard to the safety of medical devices. The Council makes policy recommendations that ignore the FDA's statutory authority and public health responsibilities and minimize the uncertainties and concerns that continue to surround these devices. The Council report states that it reflects the scientific literature as of December 1992. However, since then, other important studies have been published. Recent animal studies

25 Years in Continuing Medical Education

THE AMERICAN Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (AMA PRA) was established by the AMA House of Delegates in December 1968. As the time approaches to celebrate the PRA's 25th anniversary, we take stock of the award, how it has changed, and how it has not. It is also an opportunity to look briefly at other ways in which the AMA has been involved in continuing medical education (CME). These other involvements have perhaps been more important to CME than the PRA award itself. The resolution establishing the award set out the following rationale and goals: To provide recognition for the many thousands of physicians who regularly participate in CME. To encourage all physicians to keep up-to-date and to improve their knowledge and judgment by CME. To provide reassurance to the public that America's physicians are maintaining their competence by regular participation in CME. To emphasize the AMA's position as a

A history of the AMA section council on radiology.

A history of the AMA section council on radiology.

RPS Resolutions to Be Acted on by the AMA House of Delegates

RPS Resolutions to Be Acted on by the AMA House of Delegates

Ethical issues involved in the growing AIDS crisis. Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

This report was filed by the AMA House of Delegates at its 1987 Interim Meeting. The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs states its beliefs that a physician should not refuse to treat a patient solely because the patient is HIV seropositive; that physicians must provide competent medical service with compassion and respect for human dignity; that physicians who are unable to provide the services required by AIDS patients should make referrals; that physicians should respect the privacy rights of AIDS and seropositive patients; that when a seropositive individual is endangering a third party, in the absence of statutory regulation, the physician should try to persuade the individual to cease doing so, notify the authorities if persuasion fails, and notify the endangered party if all else fails; and that a physician who has AIDS or is seropositive should not engage in any activity that creates a risk to patients.

Efforts aim at being more in touch with professions, public

For many the seemed to fit the Churchillian description of Russia: riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Today, the agency has shed a great deal of this image. Within the past two or three years, says Stuart L. Nightingale, MD, associate commissioner for health affairs, we have taken an active interest in the public proceedings of professional medical organizations. We try to clarify possible misconceptions about the FDA's position on an issue and correct mistakes when they arise. Last summer, Nightingale was at the American Medical Association's annual meeting in Chicago, for instance. He provided comments on resolutions and reports that were being considered by the AMA House of Delegates. Besides the AMA meetings and frequent From the FDA reports in The Journal, either Nightingale or a member of his staff attends meetings of other national medical groups such as the National Medical Association, and

Allied Health Education and Accreditation

COOPERATION AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS For the past 50 years, the American Medical Association has participated extensively in activities to promote quality in allied health education and in accreditation review processes. In collaboration with the AMA, more than 39 allied health organizations and related medical specialty societies have developed educational standards for 23 allied health professions (Appendix IV, Table 1). Using these standards, the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) accredits more than 3,000 allied health educational programs (Table) at nearly 1,800 institutions, including hospitals and clinics, junior-community colleges, colleges and universities, proprietary schools, and other institutions (Appendix IV, Table 2). Central to the development of quality within allied health educational programs are the Essentials , the minimum acceptable standards for programs preparing students to enter the profession. The AMA cooperates with the collaborating organizations in developing and adopting Essentials . In December 1976, the AMA House of Delegates delegated

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THE AD HOC Committee on Education for Family Practice was established by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education in September 1964, with representatives named by the Council on Medical Education, the AMA Section on Family/General Practice, the (then) American Academy of General Practice, and the Association of American Medical Colleges. Chaired by William R. Willard, MD, the Committee held 13 two-day meetings during a two-year period before completing its report entitled Meeting the Challenge of Family Practice . The recommendations of the report were approved by the AMA House of Delegates in September 1966. The Committee met again in the fall of 1977, on its own initiative, with the assumption that it might be of interest and value to medical educators, students, residents, and practicing physicians if the original recommendations were reassessed in the light of the rapid developments and present status of the family practice movement. The following

The challenge of family practice reconsidered

THE AD HOC Committee on Education for Family Practice was established by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education in September 1964, with representatives named by the Council on Medical Education, the AMA Section on Family/General Practice, the (then) American Academy of General Practice, and the Association of American Medical Colleges. Chaired by William R. Willard, MD, the Committee held 13 two-day meetings during a two-year period before completing its report entitled<i>Meeting the Challenge of Family Practice</i>. The recommendations of the report were approved by the AMA House of Delegates in September 1966. The Committee met again in the fall of 1977, on its own initiative, with the assumption that it might be of interest and value to medical educators, students, residents, and practicing physicians if the original recommendations were reassessed in the light of the rapid developments and present status of the family practice movement. The following