American Medical News content can now be discussed with your physician colleagues on Sermo, a _free_ doctors-only discussion board which currently has a rapidly membership of 65,000 practicing physicians

About the program

Sermo gives physicians the ability to quickly exchange thoughts and ideas about journal articles, news or their own experiences, allowing them to validate, refine or spawn new interpretations. The goal is for this accelerated pace of discussion to facilitate translation of research to practice, and help doctors make effective adjustments to the fast-changing demands of medical regulation, practice management and other professional pressures (Read article).

What is Sermo?  Sermo is the largest physician online community. Launched in September 2006, it had more than 20,000 members by August 2007, when the AMNews feature was added.

Does it cost anything to join?  No. Sermo is free to physician-members, and carries no advertising.

Why did the AMA team with Sermo?  "The Sermo community represents an innovative forum for physicians to share their voices with the AMA and discuss emerging issues on the front lines of medicine," said AMA Board of Trustees member Cecil B. Wilson, MD, in announcing the affiliation.

More info on Sermo:

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/site/sermo.htm

Join Sermo here:

http://www.sermo.com/about