American Medical Association House of Delegates
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The American Medical Association House of Delegates is the principal policy-making body of the AMA, composed of physician representatives who debate and set the association’s official positions on medical and public health issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Medical Association House of Delegates canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
component of professional association
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deliberative assembly ⓘ policy-making body ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
AMA advocacy priorities
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AMA Code of Medical Ethics ⓘ
surface form:
AMA ethical and professional policy framework
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| composedOf | physician representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionMakingProcess |
majority vote
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parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| elects |
American Medical Association
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surface form:
American Medical Association Board of Trustees
American Medical Association officers ⓘ |
| establishes |
AMA policy on clinical practice issues
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AMA policy on health system reform ⓘ AMA policy on medical education issues ⓘ AMA policy on physician practice and payment issues ⓘ AMA policy on public health interventions ⓘ |
| field |
medicine
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public health ⓘ |
| function |
adopt association policy
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amend and adopt reports from AMA councils and committees ⓘ consider resolutions submitted by delegates and constituent organizations ⓘ debate medical issues ⓘ debate public health issues ⓘ set official positions on medical issues ⓘ set official positions on public health issues ⓘ |
| governedBy | AMA Bylaws ⓘ |
| governs | official policies of the American Medical Association ⓘ |
| hasMember |
delegates from AMA sections and special groups
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delegates from federal services ⓘ delegates from national medical specialty societies ⓘ delegates from state medical associations ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMember |
alternate delegates
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voting delegates ⓘ |
| influences |
AMA lobbying positions at the federal and state levels
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national health policy debates in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| meetsAt |
AMA Annual Meeting
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AMA Interim Meeting ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | part of a nonprofit professional association ⓘ |
| oversees | AMA Board of Trustees policy direction ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationHeadquarters |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| partOf | American Medical Association ⓘ |
| represents | physicians in the United States ⓘ |
| representsInterestOf | physician profession ⓘ |
| role | principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| uses | reference committee system for policy review ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American Medical Association
American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
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American Medical Association House of Delegates
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