If you ’re sitting on the sidelines, get involved

< p > Andrew W. Gurman, MD, in his inaugural speech as president of the AMA, issued a call to action for physicians to be leaders and advocates for their profession. < /p > < p > < strong > The goal of better outcomes < /strong > < /p > < p > “Let this be the year we tell our colleagues about all that we are doing on their behalf and on behalf of our patients, so that more may join in our fight,” he told colleagues Tuesday at the AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago. < /p > < p > < object align= " right " data= " http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsdz7O3m-c " height= " 350 " hspace= " 5 " id= " ltVideoYouTube " src= " http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsdz7O3m-c " type= " application/x-shockwave-flash " vspace= " 5 " width= " 450 " > < param name= " movie " value= " http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsdz7O3m-c " / > < param name= " quality " value= " best " / > < param name= " bgcolor " value= " #ffffff " / > < param name= " wmode " value= " transparent " / > < param name= " allowScriptAccess " value= " always " / > < param name= " flashvars " value= " playerMode=embedded " / > < embed allowscriptaccess= " always " bgcolor= " #ffffff " height= " 350 " hspace= " 5 " quality= " best " src= " http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsdz7O3m-c " type= " application/x-shockwave-flash " vspace= " 5 " width= " 450 " wmode= " transparent " > < /embed > < /object > < /p > < p > Dr. Gurman is an orthopedic hand surgeon in private practice in Altoona, Pa. During the last eight years, he has ser...
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