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Longtime medical association CEO dies

Fisher One of the longest-tenured association leaders, Donald Fisher, died March 26 from cancer. Fisher, 71, had been president and CEO at AMGA, formerly known as the American Medical Group Association, since 1980. The 450 medical group members of AMGA represent 175,000 physicians. In October 1980, when Fisher became CEO, the organization represented 8,000 physicians. "Don leaves a professional and personal legacy that is not bound by time or physical space," said Donn Sorensen, chair of the AMGA Board of Directors, in a news release. "His dedication to advancing the best possible patient care, to leading with integrity, and to building a great place to work, not… Read More