South Carolina Medical Associaton - Young Physicians Section

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WHEREAS; the practice of medicine is increasingly under attack by government regulation and payment programs, by non-physician healthcare providers and an increasingly unhealthy America, and

WHEREAS; organized medicine remains the advocate working for physicians and patients to protect them from this ever increasing threat, and

WHEREAS; membership in organized medicine across the country has been in decline for the past three decades, and

WHEREAS; resident physicians do not currently have any standardized exposure to organized medicine and it is difficult to educate physicians in a standardized manner once they have passed out of resident and fellowship programs, and

WHEREAS; current resident and fellows are unable to receive credit from their residency directors for their participation in organized medicine, and residency directors have specific guidelines set down by the ACGME that does not emphasize the importance of organized medicine education, therefore be it

RESOLVED; that the AMA, using their seat on the ACGME, pursue inclusion of organized medicine training and education to be included and/or encouraged within the overall guidelines of resident education.