Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession. Information on applying for an open position with RFS will be posted as it becomes available.
- Sectional alternate delegate special election
The RFS will hold a special election on Friday, June 5, to fill vacant sectional alternate delegate seats. Sectional alternate delegates are non-voting members representing the interests of residents and fellows in the House of Delegates. Each sectional alternate delegate must receive written endorsement from a society or organization currently seated in the House of Delegates. The term is one year.
Primary responsibilities
- Fully attend the 2026 Interim Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 6-10.
- Assist in the policy review process, which takes place in the months preceding the meetings, by reviewing resolutions and attending virtual team meetings.
- Attend all RFS caucus meetings, both virtual and in-person, to assist our caucus in developing stances on resolutions.
- Attend and participate in state and specialty society review processes to strategize and advocate on behalf of RFS priorities.
Time commitment
- One hour per month in July and August.
- Two to three hours in September as activity begins to ramp up.
- Two to three hours per week during the busy months of October and November.
- During the meetings you are expected to participate in their entirety, generally from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Endorsement
All RFS sectional alternate delegates must have endorsement from a state or specialty society in the House of Delegates at the time of the election. Refer to the complete list of organizations represented in the AMA. If you need help securing an endorsement, please contact the current RFS Governing Council at [email protected].
Submit the application along with the endorsement form (DOCX, members only).
As the deadline to submit applications has passed, any applications or intentions to run for this position must be from the floor at the RFS Assembly Meeting on Friday, June 5.
- Additional leadership opportunities for residents
AMPAC Board of Directors
AMPAC is the bipartisan political action committee of the American Medical Association, dedicated to finding and supporting candidates for congressional offices who prioritize physicians and patients. As a key component of the AMA's advocacy efforts, AMPAC provides a tangible means for physicians to back candidates beneficial to medicine in Congress. Led by a board of directors composed of AMA members, and working in consultation with state medical societies, AMPAC funds candidates solely through membership dues, reflecting the collective support of thousands of contributing physicians. It supports congressional candidates nationwide but does not support presidential or state and local candidates. The resident seat on the AMPAC Board is a two-year term.
Submit the application. Applications are due July 13, 2026.
AMA Ethics Fellowship
The AMA Ethics Fellowship is a new opportunity for the next generation of physicians to explore a topic of ethical importance to medicine’s future as a trustworthy profession in service to patients and society. Each ethics fellow will work with AMA staff to develop a podcast that fosters greater understanding of these topics and how to address them ethically as trusted professionals. Fellows will gain experience in ethics topic development and podcast production while working with subject matter experts and learning from their peers.
For this coming year, there is particular interest in exploring specific topics and questions around:
- Responsible and ethical use of AI in health care
- Medicine’s social responsibility in civil society
- Public health ethics
Submit the application. Applications are due July 20, 2026 by 5 p.m. Central.
