[chimeracoder]

> The AMA chooses who can be a doctor, who can train doctors, who can practice any kind of medicine

The majority of doctors are not AMA members. The oft-cited claim that they choose who can be a doctor or how many people get to be doctors is also a myth.

There are a lot of criticisms of the AMA, but these two are not really factual in basis.

[pc86]

You're correct that they do not choose who can be a doctor.

You're incorrect in that they are the primary force and loudest voice restricting the number of residency slots in the US. You cannot practice medicine without matching into a residency program, whether you have an MD/DO or not.

[chimeracoder]

> You're incorrect in that they are the primary force and loudest voice restricting the number of residency slots in the US.

They are not, and haven't been for at least something like 20 years, which is when they publicly came out in favor of increasing the number of residency slots.