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Pointers for Rheumatologists Considering AMA Membership

James R. O’Dell, MD  |  Issue: February 2012  |  

Join the AMA. Don’t join because you agree with everything the AMA does. Join so we, as rheumatologists, will continue to have a voice and make a difference. Join to make an impact in the unified, national “voice of medicine” heard by members of Congress and the president. Join so rheumatology can continue to influence CPT and RUC discussions.

If you are not a member of the AMA, please join.

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Dr. O’Dell is director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and division chief of rheumatology at the University of Nebraska, Omaha and the Omaha VA medical centers. Contact him via e-mail at [email protected].

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