AMA House of Delegates
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The AMA House of Delegates is the principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association, composed of physician representatives who set the organization’s official positions on medical and public health issues.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deliberative assembly
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policy-making body → |
| affiliation |
organized medicine in the United States
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| composedOf |
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 → physician representatives → |
| country |
United States
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| decisionMethod |
majority vote of delegates
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| establishes |
AMA policy on clinical practice
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AMA policy on ethics → AMA policy on health care delivery → AMA policy on health care financing → AMA policy on medical education → AMA policy on public health → |
| field |
health policy
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medicine → public health → |
| governs |
policy of the American Medical Association
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| governsBody |
AMA Board of Trustees (through policy direction)
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| hasFunction |
adopts positions on health system reform
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adopts positions on medical issues → adopts positions on professional practice issues → adopts positions on public health issues → sets official policies of the American Medical Association → |
| hasOutput |
official AMA policies
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reports → resolutions → |
| hasRole |
principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association
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| hasSubUnit |
reference committees
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| historicalRole |
central forum for organized medicine policy debates in the United States
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| influences |
AMA advocacy agenda
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AMA positions before federal and state governments → |
| language |
English
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| locationHeadquarters |
Chicago, Illinois
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| meetingFrequency |
twice per year
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| meetsAt |
AMA Annual Meeting
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AMA Interim Meeting → |
| membershipType |
delegate-based representation
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| overseenBy |
Speaker of the House of Delegates
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Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates → |
| partOf |
American Medical Association
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| represents |
physicians in the United States
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| sector |
health care
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| usesProcedure |
parliamentary procedure
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reference committee process → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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American Medical Association
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hasPart |