The Chilean Medical Scientific Societies form a common entity

A recent law project pretended so improve the number and distribution of cl inical specialists throughout the country. Several Medical Scientific Socie ties felt that the diagnosis and the treatment proposed for the problem wer e erroneous. In Chile, there is no such lack of specialists but, unfortunat ely, they are badly distributed aid ally solution should include their bett er geographical distribution. This tons the beginning of a common action by 30 Medical Scientific Societies, which realized that they have several pro blems ill common, deciding to create an entity to face them: the Chilean As sociation of Medical Scientific Societies (ASOCIMED). This association was formed last August. In a few months of work it has studied its bylaws to be submitted for approval to the Member Societies. Also it has started to stu dy, together with the Ministry of Public Health, the I needs, number and di stribution of specialists in the country and important information should b e gathered from this study. ASOCIMED is already representing Medical Scient ific Societies in the National Corporation for Medical Certification (CONAC EM), together with the National Academy of Medicine is creating a National Award of Medicine and with the Health Insurance Companies is studying a way to face high cost diseases. During its short existence, ASOCIMED has faced a diversity of different issues and it seems reasonable to believe that it will play an important role il l Chilean Medicine.