The American Journal of Medical Quality is the official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality. The objectives of the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) are four-fold: to educate and provide a forum for health care professionals, government agencies, and other regulatory bodies involved in medical quality management; to provide a core body of knowledge to health care professionals in the field of medical quality management; to elevate the standards of medical schools and post-graduate education in medical quality management; to conduct and sponsor on-going research and evaluation in the various fields of medical quality.