Type: Private - Association
On the web: http://www.ama-assn.org
Employees: 1,059
Employee growth: 1.3%

The AMA knows whether there's a doctor in the house. The American Medical Association (AMA) prescribes the standards for the medical profession. The membership group's activities include advocacy for physicians, promoting ethics standards in the medical community, and improving health care education. Policies are set by the AMA's House of Delegates, comprised of elected representatives. The AMA also publishes books for physicians, provides an online physician network through a partnership with Medfusion, sells medical malpractice insurance, and helps doctors fight legal claims. The organization was founded in 1847 by a physician to establish a code of medical ethics. The AMA has some 216,000 members.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $273.8M
One year growth: 1.9%
Net income: $43.3M
Income growth: (18.5%)

Officers:
COO: Bernard L. Hengesbaugh
CFO: Denise Hagerty
Director Media Relations: Brenda Craine

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