Supporting CMA Policy – such as PROP. 54, AB 3006, AB 442
Statewide Education Programming
Introduction to the Politics of Medicine, 2004
AWARE, 2004 and 2005
STAT – Stand Tall Against Tobacco, 2003
CH IP continued, 2002
CHIP, Healthy Families, 2001
Chapter Educational Programming
ELECTIONS
The component medical societies, CMA, AMA-MSS and the AMA all offer opportunities to serve on their respective committees and councils to develop and influence policy for physicians and your patients.
AMA-MSS ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS – Submitted by the CMA-MSS GC
MSS Support of the Harvard/Commonwealth Policy Education Initiative, 2004
National Residency Match Program Reform, 2004
Defining Physician as M.D. and D.O., 2004
Injunctive Relief Against Medical School Tuition Increases After the Start of the Academic Year, 2003
In ternational Ban on Tobacco Advertising, 2003
Launching a Nationwide Smoke-free Workplaces Campaign in 2003, 2003
Mercury in Food as a Human Health Hazard, 2003
United National Population Fund – Referred to AMA-MSS Governing Council, 2003
Health Care Needs of the Transgender Community AMA, 2002.
Disseminating Information to Combat Scapegoating, 2002
Web Based AMCAS Application, 2002
Campaign to Reduce Firearm Deaths (Amendment to H-145.988), 2001
Automatic External Defibrillators on Commercial Aircraft, 2000
Medical Student Representation in the AMA House of Delegates, 1999
De-Alerting of Nuclear Weapons, 1999
Call for a 72-Hour Period of Nonviolence, 1999
Patient Choice, 1999
Establishment of Student Run Free Clinics, 1999
AMA-MSS Digest of Actions, 1999
Supporting the Protection of Abortion Clinics, 1999
The Election Process, 1999
Reclassification of Heroin for Therapeutic Use, 1998
Advertising at Sporting Events by Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers, 1997
Confidentiality, Counseling and Treatment in the Tuberculosis Screening of Health care Workers, 1997
A MA Washington, DC, Government Internship Program, 1997
Patient Information and Advocacy Week, 1997
AMA Policy Seminar, 1997
AMA Informational Campaign on Safer Sexual Practices, 1997
AMA Policy Analysis for MSS Resolutions, 1997
Criteria for Serving as an AMA Delegate, 1997
Extending Physician Diversion Programs to Impaired Students, 1997
Internet Membership Database, 1997
Physician Community Activism, 1997
Physician to Physician Extender Ratio, 1997
Physician-Patient Relationship, 1997
Promoting Physician Diversity, 1997
Opposing Legislation of Medical Procedures, 1997
Encouraging U.S. Medical Schools to Offer Education in Alternative Medicine Modalities, 1996
Abortion Education in Medical School Curricula, 1996
Inclusion of AOA-Accredited Schools in Policy Language, 1996
Labeling of Herbs and Other Natural Preparations, 1996
Educating Pre-Med Students About the Nature of the Medical Profession, 1996
Use of Alcohol by Physicians and Medical Students, 1996
Use of AMA Funds to Purchase Alcoholic Beverages, 1996
CMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTIONS – Submitted by the CMA-MSS GC
Discontinuing Use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) for Member Data Purposes, 2005
Residents' Salaries, 2005
Protection of Breastfeeding, 2004
Medical Student Clinical Training and Education Conditions, 2004
AMA Research and Mentor Program for Students and Residents, 2003
Medical School Tuition Increases, 2002
Funding for Medical Interpreters, 2001
DEPH Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, 2001
Access to Abortion Services, 1997
Prohibiting the Sale and Manufacture of Saturday Night Special Handguns, 1997
Full Participation of Medical Students Within the Federation of Medicine, 1997
