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AMA Delegate Report The 2012 AMA Interim Meeting held in Honolulu Hawaii from Friday November 9th through Monday November 12th emphasized the theme of diversity within a state that enjoys one of the greatest minorities in the United States. Major highlights throughout the AMA meeting included ensuring future generations of physicians including a research symposium, stressing physician leadership for care delivery, and summarizing key collaboration efforts in order to improve broad health outcomes. The research symposium, for the first time, showcased international medical graduates certified by the 20 Piyush Vyas, MD Piyush.Vyas@va.gov Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Dr. Jigisha Thakker won the poster competition, while Dr. Leonard Chen won the podium competition. Physicians from throughout the country met in the AMA House of delegates to determine policy and adopt amendments twice a year. The following list the most important determinations for this past interim meeting: 1)In an attempt to address the coming overwhelming shortage of physicians by 2025 especially in primary care specialties the House stated that the J-1 visa waiver program should be expanded. The program currently allots 30 positions in each state for international medical graduates who complete their graduate medical education and pledge to work two years in a Department of Health and Human Services designated shortage area in exchange for waivers from the return-home visa requirement. The AMA would like to increase the number of slots from 30 to 50 per state. Additionally the AMA House opposed any cuts in federal funding for graduate medical education that would lead to the closure of much needed residency programs (or dismissal of current residents). 2)Several issues were discussed with regard to medical education. AMA adopted resolution advocating regulations that would ensure that clinical clerkship slots go first to students at accredited U.S. medical school or those who have preliminary or provisional accreditation instead of unaccredited for-profit foreign medical schools. Although another resolution opposing the use of legacy status in medical school applications was discussed it was not adopted. Indeed some physicians argued that using legacy status might be detrimental to the student during the selection process. However the argument still remains that many US medical schools may use family connections to alumni that will favor non-minority students. Further discussion is necessary for this topic. 3)The AMA adopted other ways to accelerate changes in medical education including implementing targeted objectives starting in summer 2014 in selected schools. 4)Employment principles resolutions were adopted given the increasing dependent nature of physician employment and the potential conflicts of interests that arise the physician-employer-patient dynamic. For the most part the guidelines are meant to fortify the importance of patient welfare priority in any situation. Employers are encouraged to become more transparent in this model and allow physicians similar rights in participation of medical staff sell-governance. 5)11 principles to help guide physician leaders of teams were adopted focusing on patient and family-centered care, making transparent the teams’ missions, enforcing collaboration, accountability, quality improvement, continuing education, and efficiency of care. 6)AMA encouraged the development of standards to guide clinical use of genomic-based technologies including understanding privacy, practice, payment, and regulatory issues. 7)Although Washington has yet to make changes in automatic cuts scheduled to several programs, AMA affirmed its support to prevent automatic cuts to health programs especially in Medicare, public health, and other initiates. Overall AMA maintained its image as an advocate of patient-focused healthcare and implemented policies that strive to help physicians navigate evolving health care practices. Additionally AMA focused on reaffirming the importance of international medical graduates as a way to supplement the shortage in primary care by passing resolutions to increase the number of international medical residencies J-1 visa slots per state from 30 to 50. Additionally AMA strives to encourage a more fair selection process, while giving preference to those graduates from domestically accredited programs. AMA asks that federal funding not be cut in this crucial time and simultaneously provides guidelines and help to physicians navigating this fiscal environment. AMA emphasized team-based practice while helping physicians positively direct less-autonomous patient-care which is becoming the new norm. - Piyush Vyas, MD
Congratulations to AAPI President Dr. Narendra R. Kumar and the AAPI Executive Committee From The Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage Dr. Abhishek Gaur President Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda Chair, GAPI Board of Trustees The GAPI Executive Committee & Board of Trustees We welcome you to the GAPI Annual Meeting April 17th, 2013 Crowne Plaza, Ravinia, Atlanta, GA www.GAPI.org
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