Profession
Dr. Hill named WMA chair
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 4, 2007
American Medical Association Immediate Past President J. Edward Hill, MD, was elected chair of the World Medical Assn. last month. The Tupelo, Miss., family physician was installed as AMA president in 2005 and finishes his term as immediate past president this month.
"During my tenure with the AMA, we've made great strides in the fight against alcohol and tobacco use, encouraging 19 U.S. states to adopt smoke-free legislation and we played a major role in the passage of national patient safety legislation," Dr. Hill said in a statement. "I look forward to applying the work we've done at home to improve health care on a global level."
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/06/04/prbf0604.htm.
