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Liana Puscas, MD
Laura L. Meyers, MD

JAMA. 1999;282:1488.

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At its Annual Meeting in June, the AMA House of Delegates adopted several actions of interest to resident and fellow physicians. In the last 2 Resident Physician Forum columns, we presented the adopted actions regarding graduate medical education funding and residency education and supervision. This week's column presents actions that were either introduced by the AMA Resident and Fellow Section, or are otherwise of interest to residents and fellows. A complete summary of all House of Delegates actions is available through the AMA Web page at http://www.ama-assn.org/meetings/public/annual99/reports/reports.htm.

Formation of a National Negotiating Organization asked the AMA to form a national organization to support the development and operation of local negotiating units as an option for employed physicians and for resident and fellow physicians who are authorized to bargain collectively. This initiative is separate from the AMA's efforts to support the development of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Delegate, AMA-Resident
and Fellow Section
Los Angeles, Calif

Alternate Delegate, AMA Resident
and Fellow Section
San Diego, Calif