The 2026 Interim Meeting of the AMA Academic Physicians Section (APS) was held in Orlando, Florida, with academic physicians in attendance from various institutions across the country. Members had an opportunity to hear from our Board of Trustees laisons as well as special presentations on the work of the AMA Career Advancement Collective, Center for Digital Health and AI, Med Ed, Advocacy and AMPAC.
APS Standing Committee events
The education, member engagement, and policy committees made significant contributions to the assembly meeting:
- Education: APS, in conjunction with the Organized Medical Staff Section, presented a session, “Psychological Safety in the Workplace: Practical Strategies to Cultivate a Supportive Environment.” This interactive session explored the concept of psychological safety, its implications for the workplace, and practical strategies to cultivate a supportive environment. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in a case study addressing effective psychological safety initiatives in health care. Burl Stamp, FACHE, is the president/founder of Stamp & Chase, and Nicole Escobedo, MEd, is the senior director of the Office of Well-Being and Professionalism at Jefferson Health, served as panelists. Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, APS chair-elect and APS Education Committee chair, served as the moderator.
- Member engagement: The roundtable forum, “Leading through Change: Supporting Learners in an Evolving Regulatory Environment,” highlighted institutional and individual strategies to deal with regulatory changes impacting academic medicine. Neel Shah, MB, APS immediate past chair, was the moderator. Various APS Governing Council and Member Engagement Committee members served as facilitators.
- Policy: “From Vision to Action: Developing Impactful Policy,” a policymaking panel and workshop, featured resolution authors who shared their experience in successful resolution writing. Following the panel, attendees worked with resolution authors to formulate ideas and gain hands-on experience with drafting a resolution. Murali Ankem, MD, Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, and Thomas Svolos, MD, served as panelists. Suzanne Allen, APS alternate delegate, served as the moderator.
If you would like to join an APS Standing Committee, submit an application by Dec. 1, 2026.
Become an APS member
APS is the home within the AMA for academic physicians, providing an opportunity to influence AMA policy, learn about topics of interest to academic physicians, and connect with peers across the country. APS membership is open to any AMA member who meets one of three criteria:
- Appointed by the dean of a U.S. medical school to represent the institution; or
- Holds a faculty appointment at a U.S. medical school; or
- Does not hold a faculty appointment at a U.S. medical school but has an active role in medical education or serves in a clinical/research capacity with an academic medical center, community hospital, or other health care setting.
For additional information on the 2026 APS Interim meeting, visit the section's agenda and resources page.
