Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section (UMAS) elections

Updated | 2 Min Read
Contents
  1. Medical Student Section (MSS) representative
  2. Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) representative
  3. Young Physicians Section (YPS) representative
  4. Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) representative
  5. National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) representative

Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section (UMAS) members are invited to vote in the 2026 UMAS Governing Council election, April 1-15, 2026. 

Your Powerful Ally

The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most—patients. We will meet this challenge together.

Join Us

A link to the ballot will be sent via email on April 1 to all eligible UMAS 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.

Final election results will be announced in May. For questions about the election, email [email protected].  

Medical Student Section (MSS) representative

(Vote for one candidate; 1-year-term, 2026-2027)

Maya Lanice Dunson, MPH*

*Candidate is endorsed by the MSS Governing Council

Harsimran Makkad

Natalie Marrero

Leah Mohnkern, MPH

Ashley Persaud

Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) representative

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year-term, 2026-2028)

Bessie Roca, MD

Ida Sophia Vaziri, MD*

*Candidate is endorsed by the RFS Governing Council 

Young Physicians Section (YPS) representative

(Vote for one candidate; 3-year-term, 2026-2029)

David Ortiz, MD*

*Candidate is endorsed by the RFS Governing Council 

Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) representative 

(Vote for one candidate; 3-year-term, 2026-2029)

LeeAnna I. Muzquiz, MD

National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) representative

(Vote for one candidate; 3-year-term, 2026-2029)

Judith Flores, MD

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