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Review the list of candidates for the 2020 HOD election for the AMA Board and councils.

AMA Immediate Past President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, and AMA President-Elect Susan R. Bailey, MD

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Susan R. Bailey, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

The Texas allergist and immunologist is the third woman in a row to hold the office. Learn about other AMA leaders elected at the 2019 AMA Annual Meeting.

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PHOTO: Historic first, AMA to have three consecutive female presidents

Following the election of Susan R. Bailey, M.D., as AMA president-elect, the AMA for the first time will have three consecutive female physicians as president.

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Patrice A. Harris, M.D., inaugurated as 174th president of the AMA

Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., was sworn in today as the 174th president of the AMA. Dr. Harris is the first African-American woman to hold the office.

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Ohio-based OB-GYN elected as vice speaker of the AMA

The AMA, today announced the election of Lisa Bohman Egbert, M.D., an OB-GYN from Dayton, Ohio, as the vice speaker of the AMA’s House of Delegates.

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Urologist from Buffalo, NY elected to AMA Board of Trustees

The AMA has announced the election of Willie Underwood, III, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., a urologist based in Buffalo, N.Y., to its Board of Trustees.

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Pennsylvania-based orthopaedic surgeon elected to AMA Board of Trustees

The AMA announced the election of Michael Suk, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., an orthopaedic surgeon based in Danville, Penn., to its Board of Trustees.

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Harvard-based ophthalmologist elected to AMA Board of Trustees

The AMA today elected Grayson W. Armstrong, M.D., a resident in ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, to its Board of Trustees.

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