Profession
California Medical Assn. celebrates 150 years
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted April 3, 2006
The California Medical Assn., founded by 100 physicians in 1856, is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Delegates at the first CMA meeting were concerned about "the state's growing health problems and what to do about 'that everlasting parasite of medicine, quackery.' "
Today, the CMA has 35,000 members, and its official slogan is "Physicians dedicated to the health of Californians."
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/04/03/prbf0403.htm.