Global Chief Medical Officer @Aidocmed; Former President @AmerMedicalAssn; Anesthesiologist; Navy Combat Veteran; Professor @MedicalCollege; Husband/Dad ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
I'm livid. My colleague lost her child in the Nashville shooting. So this is personal.
See our full plan on how we're going to stop more shootings in the ๐งต. Because thoughts and prayers will NEVER be enough.
About to be inaugurated as the next @AmerMedicalAssn president! I am super excited for tonight, it's been a surreal experience getting to this day. Looking forward to getting to tackling the challenges ahead and getting work! #AMAmtg
This is not just a tragedy, itโs a public health crisis that has serious societal and economic effects on our health care system, communities, workplaces, schools, law enforcement agencies and courts
Congress must earmark appropriations specifically for firearm violence research efforts. Congress must increase funding to CDC and NIH for research into the prevention of firearm-related morbidity and mortality. Congress must take action.
According to the CDC, nearly 49,000 Americans died due to firearms in 2021 โ a 28-year high โ and tens of thousands more were seriously injured, devastating families in small towns and big cities alike. 1/3 of all firearm-related deaths are homicides, almost 2/3 are suicides
My heart goes out to our physician colleagues in Tennessee and across the country who are mourning the murder of Dr.ย Benjamin Mauck. The AMA condemns violence targeted at physicians and other healthcare workers and continues to urge policymakers to pursue commonsense policies
The AMA has called for efforts to curb firearm violence since the 1980s and has advocated for policies that support extending waiting periods, strengthening background checks, restoring the ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines & regulating ghost guns