WAME Protests Firing of JAMA Editor

In letters to the President, President Elect, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Vice President of the American Medical Association, WAME today expressed its outrage over the firing of George Lundberg, MD:

"The World Association of Medical Editors ... unreservedly condemns the action of the American Medical Association in sacking the editor of JAMA, Dr George D. Lundberg. Dr Lundberg is an internationally respected figure who has provided leadership for editors of peer-reviewed journals around the world. He is justly credited with raising the scientific and ethical standards of JAMA on which are based the journal's current high reputation among medical researchers and practitioners. Under his leadership, the journal has become a force for good in spearheading debates on medical, health care, and socio-political issues. By its actions, the AMA has brought into question its commitment to the vital principle of editorial independence. In doing so, it has seriously undermined the integrity and standing of both the journal and the association."

Message was sent, on behalf of WAME by:
Dr Fiona Godlee, President
Professor Suzanne Fletcher, Vice President
Dr Bruce Squires, Vice President
Professor John Overbeke, Treasurer
Dr Daniel Ncayiyana, Secretary