Dr. Glennon Brown - Declining Membership in the American Medical Association

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the most powerful professional organization in the United States.  So why is membership so low?  How does AMA membership and power match up to other professional organizations?  Dr. Glennon Brown, MD and HET Podcast host, Dr. Stephanie Weyrauch, discuss declining membership in professional associations with a specific focus on the AMA.  Dr. Brown explores reasons for declining membership in the AMA, historical events that have led to declining membership, strengths and limitations of the AMA, and MORE!   Resources Mentioned: American Medical Association (AMA) Information about the AMA Florida Medical Association American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) AFL-CIO Palm Beach County Medical Society American Society for Clinical Pathology United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology National Association of Medical Examiners Blogs on this topic: The American Spectator- The AMA Betrays Patients and Doctors... Again Canadian Medical Association Journal- AMA Membership Woes Continue The New England Journal of Medicine- King- Anderson Bill in Retrospect Association of American Physicians and Surgeons- Interview with J. Bruce Henriksen, MD CPT Codes owned by the AMA Social Security Amendments of 1965 "Pain Is the 5th Vital Sign"/AMA's responsibility in Opioid Crisis: JAMA Forum: The Pain and Opioid Epidemics: Policy and Vital Signs KevinMD- Making pain a vital sign caused the opioid crisis. Here's how. The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy Electronic Medical Record/ Electronic Health Record Physician burnout: The not-so-hidden casualty of EHRs NEJM Catalyst- Are EMRs to Blame for Physician Burnout?   Biography: Dr. Glennon Brown is an anesthesiologist in Palm Beach County, Florida who has been practicing medicine for 18 years. Dr. Brown received his MD at Upstate Medical in New York and completed his residency in anesthesia at the University of Florida in 2000. Throughout his career, Dr. Brown has worked at several hospitals in the Palm Beach Country area and has more recently shifted his practice to the outpatient setting. He routinely collaborates with plastic surgeons, dentists, ophthalmologists, and gastrointestinal physicians to provide medical care for his community.     Contact information: E-Mail: [email protected]       The PT Hustle Website Schedule an Appointment with Kyle Rice HET LITE Tool Anywhere Healthcare (code: HET)