CMA president sets sights on tort reform, burdensome regulations and membership growth The new president of the California Medical Association (CMA), Luther Cobb, M.D., spoke to the 500-member House of Delegates (HOD) in San Diego on Saturday saying that CMA must use the political capital it has ‘banked’ by recently defeating the trial lawyers’ Proposition 46 to further reshape the future of medical liability. “Now that the trial attorneys have so amply demonstrated the wrong way to do it, CMA can chart a course for meaningful and durable reform, that is fair to those truly injured by medical mishaps, while protecting the ... December 9, 2014 General House of Delegates, CMA Governance 0 0 Comment Read More »
CA Assemblyman Richard Pan, MD receives national government service award Assemblyman Richard Pan, M.D., a Sacramento pediatrician and representative for the California State Assembly's 9th District, this week received the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service from the American Medical Association (AMA). The award was presented during the AMA's National Advocacy Conference this week in Washington, D.C. “Dr. Pan’s outstanding leadership in public health has helped California families build safer, healthier communities,” said AMA Chair David O. Barbe, M.D., MHA. “Dr. Pan is recognized for his commitment to improving the lives of Californians for generations to come ... March 7, 2014 General American Medical Association, Awards, Public Health, CMA Governance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Get involved: Submit a resolution to the 2013 House of Delegates The most effective way an individual member can influence CMA's policies and activities is to submit resolutions to the House of Delegates, the association's legislative body. The delegates meet annually to debate and act on resolutions and reports dealing with myriad medical practice, public health, and CMA governance issues. This year's annual meeting is October 11-13 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, and the deadline to submit resolutions is August 12. Any CMA member may author a resolution, but a delegate, alternate delegate, component medical society, or specialty delegation must ... July 19, 2013 General House of Delegates, CMA Governance, CMA Policy 0 0 Comment Read More »
