International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) members are invited to vote in the 2026 IMGS Governing Council election, April 1-22, 2026.
A link to the ballot will be sent via email on April 1 to all eligible IMGS members for whom the AMA has an email address on file. Please note that ballot links are personalized to each member and cannot be shared with others.
If you do not receive your ballot link on April 1, please check your email spam/junk/social folders and other email accounts you may have used with AMA. If you cannot locate the email with your ballot link, complete this form to request that your ballot be resent to you.
Election results will be announced in May. For questions about the election, contact the IMGS at [email protected].
Member at-large
(Vote for up to three candidates; 3-year term)
Khuram R. Ghumman, MD
- Biosketch (PDF, members only)
- Candidate CV (PDF, members only)
- Candidate COI (PDF, members only)
Satheesh Kathula, MD
- Biosketch (PDF, members only)
- Candidate COI (PDF, members only)
- Endorsement Letter: American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (PDF, members only)
Vikram Patel, MD
- Biosketch (PDF, members only)
- Candidate COI (PDF, members only)
Deepu Sudhakaran, MD
- Biosketch (PDF, members only)
- Candidate CV (PDF, members only)
- Candidate COI (PDF, members only)
Resident/Fellow member
(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)
Victor Sebastian Arruarana, MD*
- Biosketch (PDF, members only)
- Candidate CV (PDF, members only)
- Candidate COI (PDF, members only)
- Recommendation Letter 1 (PDF, members only)
- Recommendation Letter 2 (PDF, members only)
*Candidate is endorsed by the RFS Governing Council.