July 1, 2002 - Dr. Yank D. Coble, Jr. Named AMA President

Florida endocrinologist Yank D. Coble Jr, MD, took the oath of office Wednesday evening at this year’s Annual Meeting. Dr. Coble promised to uphold the AMA’s continued commitment to standards, ethics, excellence in medical education and practice, and advocacy on behalf of the medical profession and the patients served by the AMA. Dr. Coble noted “adversity can be a force for positive change.” He also reminded the audience to hold fast to the traditions of ethics, caring and science, and encouraged members to collaborate with patients to erode barriers to quality medical care. For a complete report on Dr. Coble and his comments please go to www.ama-assn.org.