American Medical College Association

American College of Medical Informatics Fellows, 2009

In 2009, 11 new fellows were elected to the American College of Medical Informatics, and were inducted into the College at a ceremony held in conjunction with the American Medical Informatics Association conference in San Francisco on November 15, 2009. A brief synopsis of the background and accomplishments of each of the new fellows is provided here, in alphabetical order. Riccardo Bellazzi, PhD

Association of American Medical Colleges.

Perspectives: the American Medical Association.

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Competence statement on stress testing: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine Task Force on Clinical Competence.

The granting of clinical staff privileges is one of the primary mechanisms used by institutions to uphold the quality of care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that the granting of initial or continuing medical staff privileges be based on assessment of applicants against professional criteria specified in medical staff bylaws. Physicians and other heal...

American Medical Association membership woes continue.

decline at the American Medical Association (AMA) shows no signs of slowing, which has some doctors worried that the national voice of their profession may one day fall silent. If that were to happen, the medical profession in the United States would lose its biggest advocate in Washington, DC, says AMA President Dr. Cecil Wilson. “What the AMA does, and does best, is in the advocacy arena,” sa...