In what year did AMIA begin and select a U.S. representative to IMIA?

• A. 1975
• B. 1978
• C. 1980
• D. 1988

Answer: (D)

This question is about when AMIA first established its presence and began formal participation in the international community of medical informatics by naming a U.S. representative to IMIA. The correct year is 1988 because that marks the point at which AMIA took the step to join IMIA’s activities through a U.S. delegate, signaling the organization's initial formal engagement with the international medical informatics body. This represents the start of the United States’ official participation in IMIA via AMIA. The other years are earlier than AMIA’s actual inception and the moment of its IMIA representation, so they don’t reflect when this international collaboration began.