Advocacy Resource Center
The Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) was created in 1997 as a partnership between the AMA and state medical associations. The ARC's mission is to enhance and advance the collective state legislative advocacy efforts of organized medicine. All state medical associations are members of the ARC.
The ARC is governed by 19 Executive Committee members from state medical associations. The Executive Committee meets formally twice a year and by telephone several more times a year to determine the focus of ARC campaigns based on legislative trends and priorities of its members. AMA staff implements the ARC campaigns in consultation with the Executive Committee.
The ARC is a very successful collaboration between and among the AMA and the state medical associations. By sharing strategies and developing focused campaigns, the ARC shows that together we are stronger.
Survey: 2010 Federation state-based legislative & regulatory priorities
Federation members: Please take a moment to fill out the survey to help the ARC focus its efforts on the needs of the federation.
State advocacy campaigns
Information and resource documents regarding current advocacy campaigns.
State legislative tracking
View the new resource, TRENDTrack, which provides a comprehensive 50-state compilation of real time legislative developments, as well as an interactive map, on issues that concern organized medicine.
ARC contacts and AMA model state legislation
ARC Legislative Updates