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Mary V. Mason, MD

JAMA. 1998;280:1136.

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A vital part of being a physician is reaching out to the surrounding community and making it a better place in which to live. Resident physicians from across the country were given the opportunity to put this into practice by participating in an antismoking essay contest for children and young teens sponsored by the American Medical Association Resident Physicians Section (AMA-RPS) and the AMA Foundation (formerly the Education and Research Foundation). The essay contest, "Smoking Is Not for Me!" gave residents the opportunity to educate their communities about the dangers of smoking and to make a difference in the health of their patients.

In conjunction with the essay contest, residents made presentations at nearly 100 elementary and middle schools. During the presentations, students were able to see firsthand the damaging effects that smoking has on the body. Students were given the opportunity to inspect an actual . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Why Smoking Is Not For Me!

AMA-RPS Governing Council Member-at-Large
St Louis, Mo

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