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James H. Means, Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine, who aroused a storm of comment on April 6 when he described the "behavior of the American Medical Association" as "political" said yesterday he would "sit tight" on his speech.
As president of the American College of Physicians, the professor explained that "I found myself in a position where I had to say something of a serious nature."
Because his complaints against the powerful national association marked the first open revolt in its ranks, his address was considered by many as the opening gun in a "medical revolution." Means called on physicians "who believe in popular government" to organize "an effective opposition party" to the "apathetic and inarticulate" association.
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