title: Sammons departure portends organizational changes.
abstract: The American Medical Association enters the '90s at a peak of its power and influence. Its recovery from the institutional doldrums of the mid-1970s is now complete. The surprise resignation of Executive Vice President James Sammons, MD, following the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates could position the AMA for further changes and for an increasingly influential voice in health care policy making. The College Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the AMA House report on the December 1989 meeting.
authors: Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA.
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Riddick
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Hartfield
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000574:American Medical Association / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States; D014481:United States