Medical Association of Minnesota Plan to Control Medical Testimony.

The article focuses on medical testimony. A definite, clear cut plan for the control of dishonest, unethical medical testimony, source of opprobrium for many years to some members of both the medical and legal profession, was officially adopted by the Council of the Minnesota State Medical Association on September 22, 1941. After Special Committees of both the Minnesota Medical Association and the Minnesota Bar Association met in a joint effort to carefully consider this problem, it was decided to have no change in present legislation. Instead, a permanent Committee on Medical Testimony of the Minnesota Medical Association will be formed. The services of this Committee will be at the disposal of any judge in the state who has any reason to believe that the medical testimony in any case heard in court has deliberately deviated from the truth. Judges will be invited to submit such instances to the attention of this Committee on Medical Testimony. When, after careful consideration, it is the opinion of this body that the testimony of the doctor was dishonest, the case shall be referred to the State Board of Medical Examiners for appropriate disciplinary action.