June 5 | 2-6:30 p.m.

The IMGS June 2021 Meeting was held on a virtual platform. All times are Central.

June 5: 9–10:15 a.m.

As more people are vaccinated and our communities reopen, we can all start to wonder how health care will change after the pandemic ends. Join us on June 5 for a discussion with Shantanu Nundy, MD, author of “Care After COVID: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It,” and a panel of AMA experts as we explore what health care advocacy, equity, innovation and outcomes will look like in our post-pandemic world.

Section meeting registrants will automatically receive an email with a Zoom link to join the plenary session. If you did not receive an email with your Zoom link, please register now.

Review the AMA Code of Conduct for ensuring professional and ethical behavior at AMA events and functions, and the association's zero tolerance for any type of harassing conduct.

The IMGS meeting took place on June 5 on the Zoom platform.

View instructions on how to access the Zoom platform (PDF).

• IMGS June 2021 Meeting agenda (PDF)

• IMGS June 2021 Meeting summary of actions (PDF)
• IMGS resolution 1: ECFMG accreditation requirement (PDF) (Withdrawn)
• IMGS resolution 2: COVID-19 crisis in Asia (PDF)
• AMA Foundation update (PDF)
• AMPAC report (PDF)

Visit the IMGS online member forum to review the comments submitted before the meeting. The deadline to submit comments for consideration by the IMGS reference committee was April 30. Email [email protected] with any questions.

New to the policy-making process? Access our education module, "How AMA Policy is Made," and learn how APS members influence the AMA’s policymaking efforts.

2–3:30 p.m.

Busharat Ahmad, MD Leadership Development Program
“Leadership in Time of a Pandemic”

Build your leadership skills and participate in the policy process while networking with peers—plus earn free CME! This year’s program will feature Major General Sandra Finan who will discuss leadership as a function of dealing with varied issues, shifting responsibilities and handling organizational leadership and crisis management.

Speaker

• Major General Sandra Finan

3:30–6:30 p.m.

The effects of the elimination of the USMLE Step 2 CS on IMGs

This year’s IMG business meeting will feature William Pinsky, MD, from the Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and Alex Mechaber, MD, from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), who will discuss “The effects of the elimination of the USMLE Step 2 CS on IMGs."

Speakers

• William Pinsky, MD, Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Alex Mechaber, MD, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

For information on additional educational sessions, visit the education sessions page.