National Physicians Alliance

National Physicians Alliance
Motto	Service, Integrity and Advocacy
Formation	2005
Type	501c(3)
Headquarters	Washington DC
Location	United States
Membership	20,000 physicians
President	Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH
Key people	Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD
Website	npalliance.org

The National Physicians Alliance (NPA) is a national, multi-specialty medical organization founded in 2005 by former leaders of the American Medical Student Association. The organization's mission statement reads: "The National Physicians Alliance creates research and education programs that promote active engagement of physicians with their communities to achieve high quality, affordable health care for all. The NPA offers a professional home to physicians across medical specialties who share a commitment to professional integrity and health justice."

The NPA was founded as an alternative to traditional trade associations that operate in a guild tradition, primarily serving the economic interests of physicians rather than advocating first and foremost on behalf of patients and public health. The NPA does not accept funding from pharmaceutical or medical device companies.

A 501c(3) organization based in Washington DC, the NPA has a membership of approximately 20,000 physicians. Members must have graduated with an MD or DO degree from a professional school accredited by the LCME or the AOA-COCA; or hold a license to practice medicine within the United States.

The current president of the NPA is Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH an obstetric anesthesiologist in Pennsylvania. The Executive Director is Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD.

See also

• Health care reform
• List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States
• Physicians for a National Health Program
• Single-payer health care
• United States National Health Care Act
• Universal health care

External links

• National Physicians Alliance (NPA) official site
• 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Plan Report Card issued by the National Physicians Alliance