medical association
Physicians' professional organization
A medical association is a professional organization of physicians or other healthcare workers, formed to set standards, advocate for the profession, and advance medical knowledge.
The American Medical Association (AMA) and British Medical Association (BMA) are prominent examples.
Such groups often influence licensing requirements, ethical guidelines, and health policy: The medical association opposed the proposed legislation.
- Mayo ClinicRenowned Minnesota medical institution
- World Health OrganizationUN agency for global health
- National Institutes of HealthUS biomedical research agency
- Cleveland ClinicMajor nonprofit academic hospital
- AMAAcronym for openness
professional standards · code of ethics · peer review · continuing education
- national associations
- health organizationshospital, clinic, WHO, CDC, NIH
- professional organizationstrade unions, unions, guilds, trade group, syndicates
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- advocacy groupsadvocacy group, lobbying groups, lobby group, NAACP, lobby groups
medical associationhospital
Medical treatment facility
clinic · healthcare facility · patient · medical practice · emergency room
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