Candidate for election at 2026 Annual Meeting: Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH

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Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on June 9, 2026.

Officers and five councils are elected by the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) at the Annual Meeting. Elections for contested contests are held during a special election session under the supervision of the Committee on Rules and Credentials and the chief teller, who are appointed by the speakers. Voting is conducted by secret ballot.


Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH

Candidate for AMA Board of Trustees

Term: 2026-2030

 

 


Leading medicine forward

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Leading medicine forward

Frontline experience. Institutional responsibility.

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Frontline experience

Policy expertise & coalition leadership

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Policy expertise

Public health & policy foundations

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Public health

Governance informed by daily practice

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Daily practice

The strength of medicine lies in its people

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH: Strength of medicine

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