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AMA Physician MasterfileThe American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile includes current and historical data on all physicians, including AMA members and nonmembers, and graduates of foreign medical schools who reside in the United States and who have met the educational and credentialing requirements necessary for recognition as physicians. [1] A Masterfile record is created and ME number assigned when entering medical school or through the ECFMG. For medical students, there are two primary methods to create the initial record - the Student Outreach Program and the annual freshman matriculation file received from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The Physician Masterfile spans from undergraduate medical education through practice and comprise databases of
Physician records are never removed from the AMA Physician Masterfile, even in the case of a physician's death. Additional recommended knowledge
Student Outreach: steps for record creationThe Student Outreach Program creates affiliate student records in a database specifically designed to support AMA membership recruitment activities. Hi
"Unverified" affiliate student records are considered and use of the data is limited to providing membership benefits and membership payment processing. The AMA Masterfile has been in use since 1906. UsesThe data are shared with other organizations and agencies who credential physicians and are used to identify individuals who attempt to fraudulently assume the credentials of deceased physicians. United States Medical Students and PhysiciansAn AMA Physician Masterfile record is established when individuals enter medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or in the case of international medical graduates (IMG), upon entry into ACGME-accredited programs. When creating a record, the database is first checked to see if the person has a record using legal last name, legal first name, date of birth, school code, and state of residence to identify unique student entities when creating Masterfile records. Each AMA Physician Masterfile record includes
International Medical GraduatesData on international medical graduates (IMGs) are included in the AMA Physician Masterfile when IMGs enter residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The AMA Physician Masterfile also includes data on IMGs who are licensed to practice medicine but who have not entered ACGME-accredited programs and on physicians licensed to practice medicine in the United States but who are temporarily located abroad. ME NumberThe ME Number is created after a student record is created. Social Security number was used for ME Number and is widely used by internal AMA processing systems. The ME number is assigned by the AMA Finance Department. [2] ControversyIn July 2007, it was publicized that the AMA discloses Masterfile Physician Data to pharmaceutical companies, including the physician's social security number. [3] In 2000, the AMA earned $20 million from the sale of data from the MasterFile. [4] Currently, the AMA brings in over $40 million a year licensing the database. [5] A summary of this issue is available on the National Physicians Alliance website. AMA changes in use of Social Security Numbers[5] footnotes |
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