AMA announces policies adopted during Interim Meeting

SAN DIEGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new policies adopted by physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at its Interim Meeting held this week to shape guiding policies on emerging health care topics.

The AMA’s House of Delegates is the policy-making body at the center of American medicine, bringing together an inclusive group of physicians, medical students and residents representing every state and medical field. Delegates work in a democratic process to create a national physician consensus on emerging issues in public health, science, ethics, business and government to continually provide safer, higher quality and more efficient care for patients and communities.

The policies adopted by the House of Delegates this week include: