The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953 Page: 3 of 22
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THE SHINER GAZETTE — SHINER, TEXAS
Thursday, December 24, 1953
ROTARY NEWS
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The Shiner Rotary Club met
Monday noon at Betty’s Cafe.
Arthur Kasper introduced as his
guest Walter Bram of San An-
tonio.
^ Dr. F. M. Wagner had charge
of the program and presented
a program concerning The Am-
erican Medical Association, and
his address follows:
The AMA is an organization
of doctors which indirectly looks
after the welfare of every in-
dividual from the time he is
born until death.
In my brief discussion I shall
give you the basic facts about
this great organization.
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BEGINNING—In 1847 a group
of physicians from 22 states met
in Philadelphia and organized
this national medical associa-
tion. These doctors were con-
cerned about the poor quality
of Medical education in the
USA, about the brisk traffic in
patent medicines, secret reme-
dies and about the lack of rec-
ognized code of ethics.
Purpose was to promote the
science and art of medicine and
betterment of public health.
MEMBERSHIP—Today there
are more than 140,000 members
in this association. Any doctor
who is in good standing in coun-
ty society may become a mem-
ber.
DEMOCRATIC—It is very de-
mocratic. It is composed of al-
most 2000 county and district
medical societies. These local
groups elect representatives to
53 state and territorial medical
associations including 48 states
4^ District of Columbia, Hawaii,
Alaska, Puerto Rico and the
Isthmus of Panama. These
state groups in turn elect rep-
resentatives to the House of
Delegates of the AMA on a pro-
portional basis.
The house of delegates, the
president of the AMA and the
board of trustees is the gov-
erning body.
EMPLOYEES — Over 900 peo-
ple are employed to carry out
the activities authorized by the
^house of delegates. Many of
these are doctors of medicine,
doctors of Philosophy and law-
yers.
Headquarters are in a 9-
story building in Chicago. The
building is owned by the as-
sociation and worth 2% mil-
lion dollars.
SUPPORT—AMA is supported
by membership dues and by
periodical publications.
This, then is the way in which
the AMA is organized and the
way it operates. Now let us next
consider what it does for the^
individual doctor.
1. It assures a doctor a good
medical education. Since its or-
ganization it has worked to im-
prove medical schools. It led
housecleaning between 1905 and
1920 which rid the country of
inferior medical schools.
Higher standards and facili-
ties in medical schools. Better
teaching. Gets a doctor intern-
ship and residency. Then it
helps the doctor in location and
during an emergency places you
in the proper place in the ser-
vice of your country.
Keeps you informed scienti-
fically through the AMA journ-
al. The journal keeps you in-
formed on various diseases,
drugs, etc. This organization
publishes 9 different journals.
This way you are going to
school all the time.
Has an enormous library
which receives over 2000 jour-
nals annually. The doctor has
access to any reading material
just for asking.
Scientific meetings, new
methods of treatment, new op-
erations and new drugs are dis-
cussed.
Guides a doctor as far as
drugs are concerned. Up until
the turn of the century, doctors
had to rely largely on his own
experience as far as knowing
what the drug would do and
would not do. Now the doctor
gets this from the war experi-
mental laboratory
AMA reports on cosmetics,
food and medical devices. In the
journal the doctor reads what
cosmetics, foods and devices are
recommended.
Quacks, gives the doctor all
facts on quacks and fakes.
Hospitals, assures good hos-
pitals.
School for laboratory techni-
tians, x-ray technicians, libra- J
you how the AMA serves the
public, you, through a variety
of program.
It educates for better health
through radio and television,
such as Smith and Kline pro-
gram, March of medicine, The
Doctor, seen on NBC, etc.
Through newspapers and mag-
azines, such as Todays Health,
through answering letters. Over
15,000 letters are answered an-
nually. It exposes quacks and
fakes who claim to treat the
sick. It examines foods, cos-
metics, drugs and various de-
vices.
Well trained doctors and hos-
pitals. Your AMA’s inspection
and consultation services for
medical schools and hospitals
have helped greatly to raise
standards, resulting in better
trained physicians and higher-
quality hospital care for the
American peopU AMA always
supports sound medical legis-
lation.
I hope I enlightened you
some as what the AMA is, how
it works, how it benefits the
doctor, how it serves the pub-
lic.
Arthur Ward has charge of
next weeks program and a good
attendance is urged.
rian, etc., is trained.
Help in office AMA aids doc-
tors in training help in office j|
through mail. j ^
Health pamphlets. These are j|
furnished for the asking on
health. ||
Medica-legal problems are g?
easier through the AMA.
In US Congress, the AMA ||
represents every doctor in g?
Washington especially pertain- ff
ing to socialized medicine. |j
Records on Doctors. The AMA
medical directory gives infor-
mation on all doctors.
The AMA helps the state and
county societies, with health
films and many various exhi-
bits and medical meetings. Will
furnish various pamphlets, pos-
ters, flip charts, radio platters
and TV films. Help in civil de- g
fense and works with farm|S?
groups. 1 j w
I’ve told you how the AMA g
helps the doctors, the state and g?
the county. Now I want to tell if
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kruse and
son spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kruse and
son in Houston.
Miss Doris Henkhaus of the
University of Houston is spend-
ing the holidays in the parental
home.
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that come your way at Christmas time,
we take this opportunity
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for your continuing
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A Very Merry Christmas
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1953, newspaper, December 24, 1953; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163669/m1/3/?q=denton+history: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shiner Public Library.