Susan Bailey, MD, inaugurated as 175th president of the AMA

AMA 2020 Special Meeting of the HOD election results

Outgoing AMA president gives farewell speech on COVID-19, medicine, science

About the House of Delegates

Shawn C. Jones, MD

Leadership

Shawn C. Jones, MD: From burnout to finding meaning in work again

Otolaryngologist and AMA member Shawn C. Jones, MD, has worked to limit the public health toll of tobacco and improve physician well-being.

Figurines on varying stacks of coins

Physician Diversity

How surgical residents’ views on future earnings differ by gender

Male and female general surgery residents have similar career goals, but what they expect to earn in their first salary after residency differs significantly.

HOD Organization

About the House of Delegates

The AMA House of Delegates, also known as the “House” or the “HOD,” is the principal policy-making body of the AMA.

Press Releases

AMA adopts new policies during first day of voting at Interim Meeting

AMA adopts policies on conversion therapy ban, transgender inclusive EHRs, and racial pay equity in medicine.

AMA Interim Meeting

Interim Meeting

2019 AMA Interim Meeting is underway—7 issues to watch

Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their meeting Nov. 14–19 in San Diego.

Bruce A. Scott, MD

Leadership

The speaker steps up

From awestruck medical student observer of the AMA House Delegates to service as its speaker, Bruce A. Scott, MD, has tirelessly worked for patients and physicians for more than three decades.

HOD Organization

HOD speakers' info, reference committee service and reports for member input

The HOD speakers welcome comments for reports under development for the upcoming Interim and Annual Meetings.

Shannon Kilgore, MD

Council on Medical Education

Shannon M. Kilgore, MD

Shannon M. Kilgore, MD is a member on the Council on Medical Education at the American Medical Association and chair-elect on the Specialty and Services Society Governing Council.

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