American Medical Association
- American Medical Association
-
(abbr the AMA)
the largest professional organization for US doctors. It began in 1847 and has its main office in Chicago. The AMA supports high standards in medical education, research and work, and it has great political influence.
* * *
▪ American organization
organization of American physicians, the objective of which is “to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.” It was founded in Philadelphia in 1847 by 250 delegates representing more than 40 medical societies and 28 colleges. The AMA includes 54 state or other medical associations; at the turn of the 21st century it had about 300,000 members, or roughly half of all practicing physicians in the United States. Its headquarters are in Chicago.
The AMA disseminates health and scientific information to its members and to the public and carries out a broad range of health education programs via the mass media and lectures. It keeps its members informed of significant medical and health legislation, and it represents its profession before the U.S. Congress and other governmental bodies and agencies, advocating its own views in the process. It helps set standards for medical schools and internship programs, and it tries to detect and alert the public to both quack medical remedies and medical charlatans.
In the AMA headquarters office are various departments concerned with a wide variety of medical topics, including geriatrics, maternal and child care, hospital facilities, medical education, nutrition, drugs, insurance plans, scientific exhibits, health in rural areas, mental health, the cost of medical care, the health of industrial workers, and medical publications. Much of the work of the AMA is carried out under the guidance of committees and scientific councils, which collect and analyze data concerning new medical discoveries and therapies. Such bodies include the council on medical education and hospitals (created in 1904), the council on drugs (founded in 1905 as the council on pharmacy and chemistry), the bureau of investigation (which investigates suspected quackery and charlatanry; founded in 1906), the chemical laboratory (1906), and the bureau of health education (1910).
Publications of the AMA include the weeklies Journal of the American Medical Association and American Medical News and nine journals issued monthly and devoted to such medical specialties as internal medicine, psychiatry, and diseases of children.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
American Medical Association — Création 1847 Type Association professionnelle Siège États Unis (Chicago, Illinois) … Wikipédia en Français
American Medical Association — Американская медицинская ассоциация American Medical Association Штаб квартира: Чикаго Тип организации: профессиональный союз Официальные языки … Википедия
American Medical Association — Die American Medical Association (AMA) ist die größte Standesvertretung der Ärzte und Medizinstudenten in den Vereinigten Staaten mit Sitz in Chicago. Die Organisation wurde 1847 gegründet und 1897 eingetragen. Gegenwärtiger Präsident ist Ronald… … Deutsch Wikipedia
American Medical Association — (AMA) Asociación profesional cuyos miembros son médicos licenciados en Estados Unidos. Esta asociación incluye a los médicos de todas las especialidades médicas reconocidas, así como a los médicos generales de asistencia primaria. La AMA tiene… … Diccionario médico
American Medical Association — Infobox Organization name = American Medical Association image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = motto = Helping Doctors Help Patients Mission Statement= to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public heath… … Wikipedia
American Medical Association (AMA) — Organization of U.S. physicians. It was founded in 1847 to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health. It has about 250,000 members, about half of all practicing U.S. physicians. It disseminates information to its … Universalium
American Medical Association (AMA) — The AMA s mission statement proclaims: We are the Voice of the American Medical Profession. We are the partnership of physicians and their professional associations dedicated to promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of… … Medical dictionary
Journal of the American Medical Association — Infobox Journal title = JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association discipline = peer reviewed medical journal abbreviation = JAMA publisher = American Medical Association country = USA history = founded 1883 website = http://jama.ama… … Wikipedia
Wilk v. American Medical Association — [http://openjurist.org/895/f2d/352/wilk dc dc dc dc v american medical association a wilk dc w dc b dc b dc 895 F.2d 352] (7th Cir. 1990), was a federal antitrust suit brought against the American Medical Association (AMA) and 10 co defendants b … Wikipedia
National Arab American Medical Association — Formation 1975 Type professional association Headquarters Birmingham … Wikipedia
