Goals To represent the medical community's voice in the health care system; to improve and promote the medical profession, medical services and the health of people in Israel. To establish comprehensive health policy within a broader context of social policy. To secure the physician's status, rights and autonomy. To formulate a system of quality improvement in health care. To champion the cause of the patient and preserve a positive doctor-patient relationship in the face of diminishing resources and external obstructions. To ensure high clinical high clinical standards combined with ethical behavior and professional integrity.