Toward More Effective Self-Regulation in Medicine

Through special arrangement with Taylor & Francis, AJOB posts its editorials on bioethics.net. This essay and the articles it references are also available on the publisher website. by Barbara L. McAneny & Elliott J. Crigger PROFESSIONAL SELF-REGULATION AND THE AMA Protecting public safety and ensuring that the medical profession is worthy of public trust have been at the heart of the mission of the American Medical Association (AMA) since its inaugural meeting in 1847. Promoting the quality of medical education and promulgating standards for ethical professional conduct is fundamental to that mission.…
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