What is the purpose of the American Medical Association (AMA)?

• A. To Promote Public Health and Science
• B. To Enforce Safe and Healthy Working Conditions
• C. To Protect Clients' Private Information
• D. To Ensure Drug Safety

Answer: (B)

The question focuses on what professional medical associations do versus regulatory bodies. The American Medical Association is a professional organization for physicians that works to promote the art and science of medicine and public health. It advances medical knowledge, ethics, education, and patient care through guidelines, advocacy, and policy work. It does not enforce workplace safety, protect patient privacy, or oversee drug safety. Enforcing safe and healthy working conditions is the job of regulatory agencies like OSHA; protecting private information is the domain of privacy laws such as HIPAA; drug safety is the responsibility of the FDA.