AMA president seeks unity, increased emphasis on ethics

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Lonnie R. Bristow will become the first African-American to preside over the American Medical Assn (AMA) in June, 1995. He is also the first to achieve that position by first entering the association from a specialty society. He has been president of the American Society of Internal Medicine, and has been a member of the AMA House of Delegates since 1978. He plans to increase unity in the medical profession, add more emphasis on ethics, and increase communication between the public and the association.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Bristow, Lonnie R.

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Professional autonomy: incoming AMA president wants to listen to the voices of individual physicians

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Members of the American Medical Assn (AMA) have chosen as their new president a general practitioner, John Lee Clowe, who espouses old-fashioned medical traditions, including autonomy in making decisions concerning patient care. He supports strong peer review, self-regulation and high standards of physician practice. Clowe also takes special interest in planning Health Access America, the AMA's recommendation for health care reform in the United States.

Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, Biography, Interview, Clowe, John Lee

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AMA mourns the death of Dr. James Todd

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James S. Todd, MD, who served as executive vp of the American Medical Assn for many years, died on June 24, 1997. When his death was announced at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, past AMA Presidents John Ring and Daniel H. Johnson Jr. joined other speakers to describe Todd's character and his services to the society. He led the society through difficult times, including Pres Clinton's efforts to pass a federal medical reform program.

Obituary, Surgeons, Todd, James A.

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