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Founded in 1847, the American Medical Association is one of the largest associations of physicians and medical students in the United States. The association publishes the Journal of the American Medical Association, which is one of the largest circulating weekly medical journals in the world. It also publishes a list of physician specialty codes that are a standard method in the U.S. for identifying physician and practice specialties. Headquartered in Chicago, the American Medical Association offers funds for several awareness projects about health literacy. In addition, its American Medical Association Alliance is one of the largest organizations that represents family of medicine in the United States. The association offers legislative advocacy support for physician issues, publications and resources to support community health initiatives. The American Medical Association operates the Litigation Center, which is an unincorporated association that enhances the policies of the association through the American legal system, including courts, administrative agencies and alternative dispute bodies. It maintains a location in Washington, D.C.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the National Restaurant Association was founded in 1919 as a business association for the restaurant industry. It is also associated with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and has more than 55,000 member companies representing over 3 million restaurant establishments and food service outlets. Its membership base consists of various facets of the industry. The association s restaurant members represent table and quick service restaurant operators, restaurant chains, franchisees and independent restaurateurs. It also promotes various restaurant-related agenda on a variety of restaurant issues, such as wages, food safety and tip audits. Its educational foundation delivers trainings to restaurant and food service professionals. In addition, the National Restaurant Association and its Educational Foundation offers information to the restaurateurs to manage their businesses through its library, reports and research and publications.

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.