MedPage Today June 12, 2024
— Health system should “not get in the way” of providing good care, says Bruce Scott
Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist from Louisville, Kentucky, was sworn in Tuesday evening as the American Medical Association’s (AMA) 179th president; he promised to “fight for our profession [and] fight for our patients.”
“I still believe the AMA can and does make a difference for our patients and our profession,” Scott said in his inaugural speech, during the AMA’s annual meeting of its House of Delegates in Chicago. “We are committed to protecting the patient-physician relationship. Standing up for science and the ethical practice of medicine. Pushing back against reckless scope expansions. Fighting for fair payment that supports thriving practices. Pressing for relief from...
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