AMA Academic Physicians Section: 2015 Interim Meeting highlights

AMA policy review, educational sessions and networking opportunities with academic physician colleagues were part of the 2015 Interim Meeting of the Academic Physicians Section (AMA-APS) in Atlanta. Meeting participants—comprising deans and faculty from a wide range of medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and academic health systems nationwide—voiced their opinions and reached decisions on recommendations for several reports and resolutions to be acted upon by delegates at the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD). Issues covered included graduate medical education funding, access to mental health care services for medical students and resident/fellow physicians, education for future physicians in business and economics, and maintenance of certification. The AMA-APS reviewed 18 business items (reports and resolutions) to go before the AMA HOD. APS members also voted in favor of a report from the AMA Council on Constitution and Bylaws that would update the section’s bylaws. This bylaws update would codify the section’s name change from “Section on Medical Schools” to “Academic Physicians Section” and clarify the pathways to membership in the AMA-APS. Updates on key nationwide medical education activities After welcome and introductions from Alma Littles, MD, the APS chair for 2015-2016 and senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs at Florida State University College of Medicine, a number of speaker...
Source: AMA Wire - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Source Type: news