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Section XVI.  Regarding The New Physician Magazine

The American Medical Student Association adopts the following set of management principles for The New Physician: (1999)

1.             The magazine shall act as the primary and official publication of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).

2.             The magazine shall be provided to each member who elects to receive the journal, to each individual subscriber and to related complementary readership as determined by the Managing Publisher.

3.             The magazine shall be supported by appropriate allocation of dues, as set by the Board of Trustees (BOT) and the Managing Publisher, each individual reader subscription, display and classified advertising and gifts and contributions as solicited by the BOT.

4.             The magazine shall contain commercial advertising (display and classified) depicting goods and services of personal and professional use to physicians-in-training, i.e., the readership.

5.             All advertising shall be represented in a tasteful manner, inoffensive to any human group, and represent a quality and truthful product or service.

6.             AMSA, through the Managing Publisher, shall retain the right to reject any advertising deemed to be untruthful or misleading, offensive, or presented in bad taste.

7.             The magazine shall carry AMSA program promotional advertising, based on availability of space, as determined by the Managing Publisher to promote AMSA's membership services, educational products or educational programs.

8.             The magazine shall be viewed and managed by the organization as an "objective journalistic instrument," having protected integrity and sole purpose to provide the readership with unbiased and truthful research and reporting.

9.             The magazine's editorial mission shall be to pursue and present news and issues of interest and importance to the readership and the organization in an unbiased manner through objective research and reporting.

10.           The magazine shall serve as a primary educational tool for the readership and will provide educational aids of high quality and utility to physicians-in-training of a clinical or nonclinical nature.

11.           The magazine shall not carry any political messages or advertising reflecting the opinions of any internal or external group, with the exception of information contained in "AMSA Focus." There shall not be advertising for specific campaigns, including advertising for political candidates and political parties. (2005)

12.           The magazine shall routinely carry timely and important news concerning the AMSA and its affiliates. Such organizational news shall be presented in a separate and special section of the magazine ("AMSA Focus") easily identifiable by the readership.

13.           The magazine shall not be used by the organization and any subgroup of the organization or any group external to the organization for the purpose of pursuing or presenting, in any format, issues of special interest.

14.           The magazine shall have an Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) appointed by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Bylaws of the American Medical Student Association. The EAB shall be responsible for assisting the organization with the planning and development of the magazine's editorial mission.

15.           The magazine shall have a Student Editor appointed in accordance with the Bylaws of the American Medical Student Association. The Student Editor will be accountable to the BOT for conducting liaisons between the Board and the magazine and assisting the Managing Publisher and magazine Editor with the planning, development, pursuit and execution of the magazine's editorial mission.

16.           The magazine shall have a Managing Publisher, who shall be in common with the office of the Executive Director of the Association and shall be appointed by the BOT of AMSA. The Managing Publisher shall be responsible for all aspects of the magazine's planning, development and management and shall be accountable to the BOT for such duties. The Managing Publisher shall establish an editorial and management staff for the magazine and delegate such duties as appropriate.

17.           The magazine shall have a full time Editor, hired by the Managing Publisher. The Editor of the magazine shall be responsible to the Managing Publisher for planning, pursuing and executing the editorial mission of the magazine and any other duties delegated by the Managing Publisher.

18.           The Student Editor, National President, Managing Publisher and Editor of the magazine shall comprise an executive team for the purpose of planning and developing the magazine. This team shall have the responsibility to referee issues arising concerning the pursuit, preservation of integrity and any infringement upon the editorial mission of the magazine and management principles of the magazine as approved by the House of Delegates.

19.           The Managing Publisher and executive team shall have the responsibility of evaluating the progress of the magazine each year in terms of effectiveness and stability and develop an annual report for the BOT to be submitted to the House of Delegates. This report shall make recommendations regarding pending issues, strategies, needs and changes in the magazine or its managing principles.