MESSAGE FROM THE LIAISON COMMITTEE

     At the AAMA Board Meeting in June, 1989. the Board responded to the need for increased liaison activities for Medical Acupuncture practice at the local, state. and regional levels. We are in the process of creating, with the help of the membership, a number of state and regional Academy !iaison persons who will serve as information gatherers and resource persons for dealing with acupuncture concerns as they come up at the state legislature, medical society or hospital practice levels. Dr. Robert Roalfe will be the coordinator cf these local liaison representatives. Dr. Gary Kaplan, who has performed an excellent job in initiating Academy contacts with the medical boards (AMA, AOA, and AAAOM), will concentrate his efforts in the next year on further work at the national level.
     An immediate tactic that is recommended to bring Medical Acupuncture to the attention of local and state medical organizations, is for Academy members to request that they be listed as physician referral sources for acupuncture with their local medical society referral services.
     AAMA members who are not members of the local and state medical or osteopathic societies are strongly encouraged to join at this time and take the above steps to increase the visibility of acupuncture at the local level. The existence of a core of well-trained physician acupuncturists within the medical system across the country is a crucial element in achieving the long range goals of the Academy.
     If your local medical society declines to list you as a source for Medical Acupuncture services, please contact your state or regional liaison coordinator or W. Robert Roalfe, M.D., 156 Alpine Terrace, Oakland, California, 94610. (415) 652-5515.

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