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Richard F. Corlin, MD, a gastroenterologist in private practice in Santa Monica, CA, served as the 156th President of the American Medical Association (AMA), June 2001-June 2002. As one of America's most influential voices in medicine, Dr. Corlin dedicated his year-long presidency to the issues of gun-related violence, and helped to coordinate organized medicine's response to the growing tort reform battle. Dr. Corlin, who was named president-elect of the AMA in June 2000, has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1991. Prior to becoming AMA's President, Dr. Corlin served as Speaker of the AMA's House of Delebates for five years. He has been active in the affairs of the AMA for the past twenty years, having served for nine years as a member and then Chair of the AMA Council on Long Range Planning and Development. Dr. Corlin was asked to Chair the AMA Commission on Services to Young Physicians, which ultimately led to the creation of the Young Physician Section in the House of Delegates. He served as Chair of the AMA Study Committee on Hospital Medical Staff, and has been a member and chair of AMA reference committees. In 1992, Dr. Corlin was invited by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Louis Sullivan, to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institute of Health. A Past President of the California Medical Association (CMA), Dr. Corlin served as its President from 1992 to 1998, was Vice Speaker and Speaker of the CMA House of Delegates for nine years, and a member of its Board of Trustee for twelve years. In addition, he was President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LAOMA) in 1978-79. Long active as a leader of medicine in California, Dr. Corlin has had a private practice in Santa Monica since 1972. Born in Neward, New Jersey, Dr. Corlin is a graduate of Rutgers University, and received his MD degree from Hahnemann Medical College. Following residency training in Hahnemann, Dr. Corlin served as a Lt. Commander in the USPHS, Heart Disease and Stroke Control Program from 1968-1970, and then took a gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, is a member of both the American Gastroenterology Association and the American Society of Internal Medicine, and is a Part President of the Southern California Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is also the Chairman of the Audio Digest Foundation, and is an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. Dr. Corlin received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from MCP Hahnemann in May 2002. As avid skier, Dr. Colin enjoys spending his free time outdoors and taking his sons for leisurely drives in his 1927 Model T Ford. Dr. Corlin, his wife Catherine, and their three sons reside in Santa Monica. Two older daughters reside in Los Angeles and Lebanon, NJ. In addition, Dr. Corlin is the pround grandfather of two grandsons and a granddaughter. | 