Continued Membership = Success
“We have been very proactive for several years in having at least two or three resolutions at both the annual and interim meetings focused on ACR priorities in advocacy,” Dr. Bryant says. “We have been very successful overall in gaining co-sponsors for our resolutions and shepherding them through the AMA [HOD] process to become new AMA policy.”
This success depends on ACR members’ continued AMA membership.
“I want to thank [those who joined the AMA] for their dedication to our specialty and our patients,” says Dr. Bryant, “and for realizing that we are stronger and more effective in our efforts as part of the AMA.”
ACR members who joined the AMA or renewed their membership during the Rheumatology Strong campaign were entered into a drawing for complimentary scientific registration for the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting or four nights’ accommodation during the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting. Rajendra Marwah, MD, of El Paso, Texas, and Robert Oglesby, MD, of Greenville, N.C., were selected.
Kelly April Tyrrell writes about health, science and health policy. She lives in Madison, Wis.
