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AMA members sought to fill key medical education leadership slots

The AMA Council on Medical Education nominates representatives to key medical education organizations, Residency Review Committees of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Fill out our online form now for the following RRC vacancies; applications must be received by Feb. 15, 2013.

• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine (two positions)
• Obstetrics/Gynecology (two positions)
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Preventive Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Surgery
• Urology (two positions)

Please contact Evelyn Sherrill with any questions.

The AMA also is soliciting nominations to fill vacancies on AMA councils for  2013 (including the Council on Medical Education). Learn more about the nominations process and how to apply.

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

Finally, for 2013-2014, the AMA-SMS Governing Council (GC) has the following open positions:

• At-large member (three total slots)

Three at-large members of the Section serve on the GC. The members are elected annually, and no member can serve for more than three 1-year terms.

• Chair-elect (one slot)

The chair-elect serves for one year, succeeds to the office of chair for one year, and then becomes immediate past chair for one year.

The GC serves as the direct communication link between the AMA and the Section representatives and has responsibility for the programs and activities of the Section. The Governing Council has nine members:

• Chair
• Chair-Elect
• Immediate Past Chair
• Delegate
• Alternate Delegate
• At-Large Members (three total)
• Liaison to the AMA Council on Medical Education

Governing Council members are selected by the SMS Nominating Subcommittee and elected by the Section representatives attending the June/Annual Meeting. The elected members assume office at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting at which the election was held and serve until the conclusion of the next Annual Meeting. The GC meets, face-to-face, three times a year (June/AMA Annual Meeting, November/AAMC Annual Meeting, and November/AMA Interim Meeting) and holds monthly conference calls.

To apply or for more information, email Fred Donini-Lenhoff, AMA-SMS director, or call (312) 464-4635.