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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March
27, 2009
AMA REQUESTS JOURNAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REVIEW
Statement attributable to: Joseph M. Heyman, M.D.
AMA Board Chair
"The American Medical Association is owner and publisher of
the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA) and its
specialty Archives journals. While we
are ultimately responsible for these publications, as most in the medical and
journalism professions are aware, these journals are editorially independent of
AMA. That means we do not review or interfere in what is printed in these
journals.
"Recently, concerns have been raised over how JAMA editors addressed a conflict of
interest issue brought to light by
Professor Jonathan Leo. As owner and publisher of JAMA, we take these concerns very seriously.
"In accordance with the Editorial Governance Plan for JAMA,
this entire matter is being formally referred to the Journal Oversight
Committee (JOC). The AMA is requesting that the JOC examine the concerns
related to Professor Leo's inquiry and upon completion present its findings to
the AMA Board of Trustees. The AMA Board will give careful consideration to
whatever is reported to it by the JOC."
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Contact:
AMA
Media Relations
(312) 464-4430
AHRP Letter of Complaint
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