ArMA Mission

The mission of the Arizona Medical Association is to promote and provide leadership in the art and science of medicine; to preserve and improve the health of all the people in Arizona by developing and maintaining the highest standards; to represent the physician and the profession in the public forum; and to defend the freedom and ability of the physician to practice medicine in the best interests of the patient.

ArMA Goals

• To promote optimal health and medical services for the citizens of Arizona.
• To determine the most effective organizational structure and communication mechanisms for the Arizona Medical Association.
• To represent the entire medical profession, including medical students, in Arizona; such representation to include but not be limited to being the advocate of the membership with the legislative, administrative and judicial arms of state government.
• To expand the role of the association in promoting the standards and clarifying the scope of medical ethics.
• To provide to individual members benefits and services to aid them in their professional pursuits.
• To represent the membership in matters pertinent to the economics of medicine.
• To represent the membership in matters pertaining to medical education, scientific affairs and promotion of the art and science of medicine.