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Nominations to AMA Councils/Committees

The American Medical Association is currently soliciting nominations to fill vacancies that will occur on AMA councils for the 2008 year. All incumbents seeking reappointment/reelection must be officially nominated with accompanying updated biographical material. So that the Board of Trustees may have a list of qualified physicians for its consideration, it is requested that nominations be submitted by the dates indicated for the specific council.

Instructions on the new nominations process

 

Council/Committee	Nomination Deadline	Length of Term	Maximum Tenure
Appointed by the Board of Trustees:
AMPAC	Aug. 4, 2008	Two Years	Four Terms
Council on Legislation	March 10, 2008	One Year	Eight Terms
Elected by the House of Delegates:
Council on Constitution and Bylaws	Jan. 7, 2008	Four Years	Two Terms
Council on Medical Education	Jan. 7, 2008	Four Years	Two Terms
Council on Medical Service	Jan. 7, 2008	Four Years	Two Terms
Council on Science and Public Health	Jan. 7, 2008	Four Years	Two Terms
Appointed by the Board of Trustees and the House of Delegates Speaker:
Council on Long Range Planning and Development	March 10, 2008	Four Years	Two Terms
Nominated by the President-elect and elected by the House of Delegates:
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs	Jan. 7, 2008	Seven Years	One Term

The AMA is committed to promoting diversity in every facet of organized medicine, and encourages you in your consideration to recommend qualified women physicians, minority physicians, and international medical graduates for AMA positions on councils.

Below is a listing of the present membership of all AMA councils, indicating the members' eligibility for reappointment or reelection:

 

Council on Constitution and Bylaws		American Medical Political Action Committee
	Bessinger, Blanton, 2010	+	Bonvino, Robert
	Deren, Michael M., 2009		Gross, Sheldon G., Secretary
	Farris, K. Barton, 2010, Chair		Hamilton, William L.
	Gerkin, David G., 2011, Vice-Chair		Heine, Marilyn J.
	Hickey, Charles, J., 2010		Lentz III, Carl W.
	Kahn, Walter J., 2009	+	Neal, Nancy R. (Physician Spouse)
*	Seater, Margaret, 2008 (Student)		Neeld Jr., John B., Chair
	Sharp, Jason W., 2009 (Resident)	+	Oldham, Robert L. (Resident)
	Gurman, Andrew W. (ex officio)		Sandler, Michael A.
	Lazarus, Jeremy A. (ex officio)		Tuck, Kenneth D.
		+	Widmer, R. Jay (Student)
			Winston, Neil E.
Council on Medical Education		Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
*	Bailey, Susan Rudd, 2008		Benjamin, Regina M., 2009, Vice-Chair
	Casey, Baretta R., 2009		Douglas, Sharon P., 2012
	Dalton, Claudette E., 2011, Chair-Elect		Fairbrother, Hilary E., 2009 (Resident)
*	Evangelista, Maristella, 2008, (Student)		Goold, Susan D., 2014
	Gold, Jeffrey P., 2011		Greene, H. Rex, 2013
	Kochar, Mahendr S., 2009	+	Levine, Mark A., 2008, Chair
	Pan, Richard J.D., 2011, Chair		McMahon Sr., John, 2011
	Reiling, Richard B., 2009		Shah, Kavita, 2009 (Student)
	Sirio, Carl A., 2009		Stewart Jr., Dudley M., 2010
	Swee, David E., 2010
	Thomas, Melissa K., 2009
*	Walsh, William J., 2008 (Resident)
Council on Medical Service		Council on Legislation
	Barbe, David O., 2011, Chair-Elect		Gould, Randolph J.
	Harmon, Gerald E., 2011		Hannan, David T.
*	Klammer, Rachelle, 2008, (Student)		Harris, Patrice A.
*	Kobler, William E., 2008		Hyer, Pat (Alliance Rep)
	McAneny, Barbara L., 2011		Mashek, Charles C. (Resident)
	McIntrye, Jack S., 2011	+	Maynard, Barney, Chair
	Montgomery, Jana E., 2010, (Resident)		McCarthy, Philip E.
	Sullivan, Thomas E., 2009		Mukkamala, AppaRao
	Sweet, Donna E., 2010	*	Nguyen-Trong, Jessica (Student)
*	Terry, W. Jeff, 2008		Resneck, Jr., Jack S.
	Tuttle, Georgia A., 2010, Chair		Sexton, Michael J.
	Willson, Charles F., 2010		VanEtta, John M., Vice-Chair
			Zetterman, Rowen K.
Council on Science and Public Health		Council on Long Range Planning & Development
	Fryhofer, Sandra A., 2011		Blight, Cathy O., 2010, Vice-Chair
	Gitlow, Stuart, 2011		Brooks, Neil H., 2011
	Head, Alvin C., 2010		Ellis, Michael S., 2009
+	Khan, Mohamed K., 2008	+	Evans, Carolyn A., 2008, Chair
	Kridel, Russell W.H., 2011	*	Johnson, Hillary D., 2008 (Resident)
	Levin, Ilse R., 2009, (Resident)	*	Levin, Saul, 2008
	McCaffree, Mary Anne, 2009, Chair	*	Mengin, Olga, 2008 (Student)
	Morisy, Lee R., 2010		Peer, Richard M., 2009
*	Osbahr III, Albert J., 2008	+	Rust II, Carl K., 2008
	Robinowitz, Carolyn, 2009, Chair-Elect		Shapiro, David M., 2011
*	Sabbatini, Amber, 2008 (Student)
	Woods, Gary L., 2009

*Eligible for reelection/reappointment.
+Ineligible for reelection/reappointment.

Nominations to AMA Councils/Committees Instructions

1. The sponsoring organizations are requested to determine the candidates' willingness to serve, if selected, prior to submitting nominations to the AMA.

2. Physician members of AMA Councils/Committees must be active members of the AMA at the time of election/appointment and throughout the duration of their term.

3. Nominations for AMA Councils/Committees should be presented on the Council/Committee Nomination Form. (Word, 55KB) Student nominations should be presented on the student application form.

4. All pertinent information must be provided within the space provided on the form. Please complete multiple forms for multiple nominations.

5. The sponsor's statement should be not less than 50 words, nor more than 250 words.

6. Please enclose an executive curriculum vitae (no more than 3 pages) for the candidate with the nomination form.

7. Please review carefully the AMA's Conflict of Interest Policy (Word, 363KB) and Principles (Word, 84KB), which provide explanatory text and examples. If you are successful in attaining the AMA leadership position which you are seeking, you will need to complete and return a conflict of interest disclosure form.

As you carefully review these documents, please also consider if there are pending matters, or matters which you anticipate may occur during your term of office, which could, in your view, reasonably be anticipated to adversely impact your license to practice medicine or your ability to discharge fully the duties you are seeking--without embarrassment to yourself or to the AMA.

If you have questions about these documents, including how to complete the conflict of interest disclosure form (Word, 58KB), the AMA's General Counsel is available to provide guidance. The General Counsel is also available to discuss any other matters you may wish to raise.

8. Confirm that you have reviewed the AMA's Conflict of Interest Policy (Word, 363KB) and Principles (Word, 84KB), and understand the guidance provided above, by signing your nomination form in the space provided.

Please e-mail nominations by the posted deadlines to: brenda.vidana@ama-assn.org

For additional information contact:

Brenda Vidaña
(312) 464-5307

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