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Delegate's Report, Part 2
Laura L. Meyers, MD
JAMA. 1999;281:666.
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Last week's Resident Forum column summarized resolutions on public health submitted by the American Medical Association Resident Physicians Section (AMA-RPS) to the AMA House of Delegates 1998 Interim Meeting. This week's column focuses on resolutions concerning graduate medical education and residency training.
Health and Disability Insurance Coverage for Medical Students and Resident Physicians. This resolution called for the AMA to take several actions to ensure that residents and students have access to health and disability insurance, including coverage for human immunodeficiency virus. These actions include preparing educational material explaining the need for coverage, studying current disability coverage and the feasibility of providing it as a benefit to AMA members, and working with educational institutions, accreditation agencies, and medical societies to encourage insurance coverage.
Resident Representation on Residency Review Committees. This resolution asked the AMA to adopt policy regarding the term and selection of resident representatives to . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Alternate Delegate, RPS
San Diego, Calif
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