- Application instructions
- Council application deadline and instructions
- Download council and committee applications
- Review documents
- Elected positions
- AMA council rosters
- AMA Political Action Committee
- Council on Constitution and Bylaws
- Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
- Council on Legislation
- Council on Long-Range Planning & Development
- Council on Medical Education
- Council on Medical Service
- Council on Science and Public Health
Application instructions
The AMA is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in every facet of organized medicine. The organization encourages diverse candidates, such as historically underrepresented minorities, women, LGBTQ and international medical graduates to apply for positions on AMA councils/committees.
Council application deadline and instructions
- Sponsoring organizations should determine the candidate’s willingness to serve, if selected, prior to submitting applications.
- 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.
- Applications for AMA councils/committees should be presented on the appointed council/committee form, as appropriate.
- Applications for appointed AMA councils and committees and for the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs are due on March 15 every year unless otherwise noted. If March 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the due date is adjusted to fall on the Monday immediately following.
- All pertinent information must be provided within the space provided on the form. If applying for multiple councils, please complete a separate form for each submission.
- The sponsor's statement should be at least 50 words and no more than 250.
- Please enclose executive curriculum vitae (no more than three pages) for the candidate, with the application form.
- One letter of support or endorsement may be included with application.
- Review carefully the AMA's Conflict of Interest Policy and Council Principles (PDF), which provide explanatory text and examples. If you are the one seeking an AMA leadership position, you must complete and return the conflict of interest disclosure form that will be sent to you.
- If seeking a leadership position in a separate organization, please also review their disclosure form and determine if you will be able to comply with that organization's conflict of interest policy.
Download council and committee applications
Appointed council position
If applying for a position on the Council on Legislation or Council on Long Range Planning and Development, please submit the appointed council application form.
AMPAC position
If applying for a position on the American Medical Association Political Action Committee (AMPAC) please submit the AMPAC application form:
- AMPAC board application (DOCX)
Review documents
While reviewing these documents, please consider whether there are any pending or anticipated matters that may arise during your term of office that could adversely affect your license to practice medicine or your ability to fully discharge the duties of the position you are seeking, without embarrassment to yourself or the AMA.
To support this review process, the Office of General Counsel will conduct an enhanced due diligence review of all elected and appointed council members, which includes:
- Verification that the individual is a current AMA member in good standing.
- Review of any known infractions or disciplinary actions related to the individual’s medical license.
- Confirmation that the individual maintains a current, unrestricted medical licensure in at least one state.
- Review of the National Practitioner Data Bank to confirm that no adverse reports have been issued against the individual within the past five years.
- Confirmation through the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that the individual is not excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs
If you have questions about these documents, including how to complete the conflict of interest disclosure form, contact Beth LaRocca, senior division counsel, at [email protected], the AMA's Office of General Counsel.
Please email nominations by Aug. 13, 2026, to: [email protected].
For additional information, contact Nadine Siewnarine at (312) 464-4468.
Students, please visit the Medical Student Opportunities page for information and the application form.
Elected positions
Officers, trustees and four councils (Council of Constitution and Bylaws, Council on Medical Education, Council on Medical Service, or Council on Science and Public Health) are elected by the House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting. In addition, although the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs is considered an elected council, candidates are nominated by the president-elect and therefore requires an application form (DOCX) for consideration.
For more information on HOD elections and rules please visit the HOD elections page.
AMA council rosters
AMA Political Action Committee
- Appointed by the Board of Trustees. Term length 2 years; maximum tenure 4 terms
- Resident/Student term length 2 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
Current members and eligibility for reappointment
- Agrawal, Likhit, 2026 (student)
- Arora, Hans C., 2026
- Brisman, Michael H., 2026
- Desai, Seemal R., 2026
- Gordon, Victoria (resident), 2026*
- Lawrence, Mary G., 2026
- Lee, George (Trey) 2026
- Poole, John W., (chair) 2026
- Ribeira, Ryan J., 2026
- Rohr-Kirchgraber, Theresa M., 2026
- Tildon-Burton, Janice E., 2026
- Warchol, Jordan M., 2026
Council on Constitution and Bylaws
- Elected by the House of Delegates. Term length 4 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Resident term length 2 years
- Student appointed annually
Current members and eligibility for re-election
- Abraham, Jerry P. (chair), 2029
- Armstrong, John H. (ex officio), 2026
- Bair, Mark N. (chair), 2027
- Contogiannis, Mary Anne, 2029 (chair)
- Egbert, Lisa B. (ex officio), 2026
- Gribbin, Christopher E., 2028
- Nepomuceno, Helene, resident (2027)
- Reilly Sr., Kevin C., 2026*
- Thornquist, Steven C., 2026*
- Topolski, Natasha L., (student), 2026
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for re-election
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
- Nominated by the president-elect and elected by the House of Delegates. Term length 7 years; maximum tenure 1 term
- Resident/Student term length 2 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
Current members and eligibility for re-election
- Brendel, Rebecca W., (chair) 2026*
- Derse, Arthur R., 2030
- Hickey, Charles J., 2031
- Knight, Michael L., 2029
- Mumford, Kelsey C., (resident), 2026
- Reaves, Larry E., 2027
- Redinger, Michael J., 2032
- Rischie, Ishaan, (student) 2027
- Sulmasy, Daniel P., 2028
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for re-election
Council on Legislation
- Appointed by the Board of Trustees. Term length 1 year; maximum tenure 8 terms
Current members and eligibility for reappointment
- Appareddy, VijayaLakshmi, (vice chair) 2026*
- Altholz, Jacob M. (resident) 2026
- Bombaugh, Maryanne C., 2026
- Brunson, Claude D., 2026
- Chafty, Michael D., 2026
- Fairbrother, Hilary E., 2026
- Goldberg, Ross F., 2026
- Kataria, Tripti C., (chair) 2026*
- Ma, Loralie D., 2026
- Stroink, Ann R., 2026
- Struble, J. Elizabeth, 2026
- Yu, Katherine (student) 2026
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for reappointment
Council on Long-Range Planning & Development
- Appointed by the Board of Trustees and the House of Delegates Speaker. Term length 4 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Resident term length 2 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Student appointed annually
Current members and eligibility for reappointment
Appointed by BOT
- Lin, Samuel, 2029
- Massingill, G. Sealy, 2027
- Pandya, Bhushan H., 2029
- Patel, Shilpen A., 2028
- St. Peter, Lauren E., (student) 2026
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for reappointment
Appointed by Speaker of HOD
- Berger, Michelle A., 2026
- Harnish, Erin K., 2028
- Hubeishy, Moudi (resident), 2026
- Katz, Gary R., 2027
- Kief, Jan M., 2027 (chair)
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for reappointment
Council on Medical Education
- Elected by the House of Delegates. Term length 4 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Resident term length 2 years
- Student appointed annually
Current members and eligibility for re-election
- Baker, Sherri S., 2029
- Caverzagie, Kelly J., 2027
- Correa Marquez, Ricardo R., 2027
- Edje, Lou C., 2029
- Kilgore, Shannon M., 2027
- Mathew, Suja M., 2026
- McNamee, Rianna K. (student) 2026
- Pasichow, Scott H., 2029
- Savage, David, 2029
- Sidhu, Seema, 2028
- Whelihan, Joseph, (resident) 2027
- Young, Daniel M., 2027
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for re-election
Council on Medical Service
- Elected by the House of Delegates. Term length 4 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Resident term length 2 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Student appointed annually
Current members and eligibility for re-election
- Burgess, A. Patrice, 2027
- Chaoui, Alain A., 2029
- Chen, Steven, 2028
- Chu, Betty S., 2026
- Coombs, Alice, 2027
- Eiting, Erick A., 2028
- Englander, Ryan P., (student) 2026
- Epstein, Stephen K., 2026
- Gephart, Laura Faye, 2029
- Goel, Ravi D., 2026
- Iyer, Hari S. (resident), 2027
- Silva, III, Ezequiel, 2028
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for re-election
Council on Science and Public Health
- Elected by the House of Delegates. Term length 4 years; maximum tenure 2 terms
- Resident term length 2 years
- Student appointed annually
Current members and eligibility for re-election
- Bansal, Ankush K., 2027
- Bisgrove, Joanna T., 2026
- Bourne, Donald S., (student) 2026
- Bryan, Jennifer, 2029
- Cohen, Joshua M., 2026
- Cundiff, David R., 2026
- Ekaireb, Rachel, (resident), 2026
- Mendelsohn, Marc, 2027
- Osbourne-Roberts, Tamaan K., 2027
- Ranasinghe, Padmini D., 2026 (chair)
- Shah Arora, Kavita, 2029
- Tu, Raymond K., 2028
* Maximum tenure; not eligible for re-election
