April 2006

AMA Annual Meeting
The 2006 AMA Annual Meeting is around the corner which means it is time to start submitting resolutions. We are also now accepting applications for the council and committee positions listed below. Please email the AMA your applications and resolutions by April 21, 2006.

Leadership Opportunities: Application deadline is April 21, 2006
The AMA is currently soliciting applications for the following leadership positions:

2006 - 2007 Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) Governing Council

  • Vice-Chair
  • Secretary
  • Delegate
  • Alternate-Delegate
  • Members-at-Large (2)
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
  • American Medical Political Action Committee Board of Directors (AMPAC)
  • Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)
  • Internal Medicine Residency Review Committee
  • Surgical Caucus Executive Committee

To learn more about the governing council positions visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6186.html.

To learn more about the ACGME, AMPAC, CEJA, Residency Review Committee and Surgical Caucus visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/189.html.

The deadline for submission of all applications is April 21, 2006. Applications can be found at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/16/c_c_application.doc. Please email your application to Sharyn Grose at sharyn.grose@ama-assn.org.

Resolutions
The deadline to submit resolutions to the 2006 AMA Annual Meeting is April 21, 2006. Resolutions may be submitted to rfs@ama-assn.org. For guidelines on how to write a resolution visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/5899.html.

Contact the AMA RFS at 312.464.4978 for more information.

Legislative Update
The week of March 27 during the 2006 Legislative Session was an extremely busy, yet successful week for the FMA. The top priority bill, Expert Witness (SB 2686 by Senator Webster), passed out of the Senate Health Care Committee on Wednesday, March 29. Additionally, the Joint & Several Liability Bill, (SB 2006 by Senator Webster), which passed out of the House last week, passed out of the Senate on Thursday, March 30, and is headed to the Governor for signature.  For details of many other legislative victories, visit www.fmaonline.org/legis/.

Medical Student Needs Your Help
Shazia Asif Aman is a 3rd Year Medical Student at Florida State University and needs your help. She is currently running for the student position in the Women Physicians Congress Governing Council. If you are a current member of WPC, please be sure to cast your vote for Shazia. For details on how you can join, go to www.ama-assn.org/go/wpc or you can call (800) 262-3221 for more details.