Ethics & Medical Legal Affairs
Mission:
To safeguard the highest ethical and moral standards in the delivery of health care in Minnesota and to champion professionalism in medicine.
Charge:
- Address issues that deal with the legal, ethical and moral aspects of medical practice.
- Monitor the issues and activities of the state body responsible for the competency and discipline of Minnesota physicians (Board of Medical Practice).
- Develop and support activities that enhance the role of professionalism in the practice of medicine.
- Monitor and address legislative, regulatory, and judicial activities related to the ethical, moral, and legal delivery of health care.
- Educate Minnesota physician about ethical, moral, and legal issues.
- Communicate relevant issues to the Board of Trustees and MMA membership.
Upcoming Meetings
- February 20, 2019
- April 17, 2019
- August 28, 2019
- October 30, 2019
Meeting Minutes
- September 4, 2018
- May 22, 2018
- March 20, 2018
- December 6, 2017
- October 4, 2017
- June 21, 2017
- April 19, 2017
- November 9, 2016
- July 11, 2016
- February 24, 2016
- July 7, 2015
- February 12, 2015
- December 3, 2014
- August 4, 2014
- May 19, 2014
- March 10, 2014
- December 3, 2013
- April 16, 2013
- February 27, 2013
Members
- Ernest Lampe, MD – Chair
- Christopher Burkle, MD
- Devon Callahan, MD
- Robert Koshnick, MD
- June LaValleur, MD
- Lisa Mattson, MD
- Charles O’Hare, MD
- David Plimpton, MD
- Neel Shah, MBChB
- Robert Sloan, MD
- Sarah Traxler, FACOG, MD
- Suzanne Walczak, MD
- Craig Walvatne, MD
- Emily Sadecki (Student representative)
- Kabeer Shah (Resident Fellow representative)
- Hannah Giunta, PhD, DO (Resident Fellow alternate)
- Kate Hanson (Student alternate)
- Staff: Becca Branum