Washington, D.C., June 30, 2004 - Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) President Jordan J. Cohen, M.D., issued the following statement on establishing a public registry for all new clinical trials:

"The AAMC believes a mandatory public clinical trials registry would be a significant step toward strengthening the reliability and credibility of clinical research, which is so vital to advancing medicine and improving health.

A registry will ensure that all scientifically valid results reach the public arena and that members of the medical profession and patients, as well as federal decision makers, will have access to more than just the select findings published in medical journals or the press.

Implementing a registry will require careful thought, planning, and management, as well as adequate funding, but will greatly enhance the public's trust in the clinical research enterprise."

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