Groups wishing to offer endorsements to candidates running for AMA elected offices, and are not eligible to sponsor a candidate, are required to complete a group endorsement form for each election cycle. Groups must be included on that election cycle’s official group endorsement list to offer an endorsement to candidates during that election cycle.
Group endorsement list for A-27 election cycle
The group endorsement list (PDF) is the final and official list of endorsing groups for the A-27 election cycle. Groups wishing to endorse candidates for the A-27 election cycle were required to submit their endorsement process, endorsement eligibility criteria, and the group’s responsible party’s contact information to the HOD Office.
A-27 candidates may not be endorsed by a group that is not on this posted list. Interested eligible candidates are responsible for contacting groups to participate in their endorsement process.
2027 Annual Meeting endorsement deadlines
- Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, 6 a.m. Eastern—Endorsement window opens
- Friday, June 5, 2026 at 5 p.m. Central—Endorsement window closes (just prior to the opening of A-26) with the exception of endorsements offered by the RFS to resident/fellow candidates.)
Sponsorship vs. endorsement
Candidates may be self-sponsored or sponsored by the society for which they currently serve as an AMA HOD delegate or alternate delegate, as certified with the HOD office, or for which they served prior to their election as an AMA trustee. Candidates may be endorsed by any group whose endorsement eligibility criteria they meet, as determined by that group.
Any group that is not eligible to sponsor a prospective candidate will only be able to offer an endorsement to that candidate and be required to follow the endorsement process.
Sponsoring group
- The association, society, AMA section, or other entity for which a prospective candidate serves as an AMA HOD delegate or alternate delegate as certified with the HOD office
- The sectional delegate and alternate delegate are the only individuals who may be sponsored by their respective AMA section
- Current trustees seeking re-election as a trustee or election to president-elect may be sponsored by the delegation for which they served as an AMA HOD delegate or alternate delegate immediately prior to their election to the board
- Individuals may self-sponsor
Endorsing group
Any group that wishes to endorse candidates other than the prospective candidates they are eligible to sponsor. Examples:
- Regional caucuses (PACWest, SouthEast, New England, etc.)
- AMA sections (excluding the sectional delegate and alternate delegate representing the section)
- Specialty caucuses and section councils (Mobility Caucus, Dermatology Section Council, etc.)
- Specialty and Service Organization (SSS)
- State or specialty associations that wish to endorse members of the association who are not members of their delegation (e.g., state delegate/alternates may be endorsed by their specialty and vice versa)
Contact us
Please contact the HOD office at [email protected] should you have questions.
