History

History

Atlanta Medical Association, Inc.

History That Spans from 1890-2003

1890 Atlanta Medical Association of Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists
1893 Georgia State Medical Association (GSMA) of Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists founded in Augusta, Georgia (H.R. Butler MD of Atlanta, Georgia was the first President).
1895 First Congregational Church in Atlanta, Georgia was the setting for the founding of the National Medical Association under the leadership of the GSMA.
1965 The Atlanta Medical Association was incorporated in the State of Georgia. Petitioners were Calvin A. Brown Jr M.D., James D. Palmer M.D., and R.S. Douthard Jr M.D.
1993 JoiSanne Brown, MD became the first female President of AMA.
1995 AMA opened its Executive office at 1800 Peachtree.
1996 AMA hosted its first public forum to address "Managed Care and its effects on African American Physicians and minority businesses."
1997 AMA hosted its first Legislative Dinner.
1998 AMA moved its office to the Academy of Medicine at 875 West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta.
2000 AMA hosted presentation by Surgeon General David T. Satcher, MD, PhD
2002 Heritage Fund of the Atlanta Medical Association is formally established.

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