Senior Physicians Section (SPS) Governing Council elections

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Senior Physicians Section (SPS) members are invited to vote in the 2026 SPS Governing Council election, April 1-23, 2026. All members of the AMA aged 65 and older as of April 1, 2026, are eligible to vote in the election.

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A link to the ballot will be sent on April 1 to all SPS members for whom 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 SPS at [email protected].

View sample ballot (PDF). 

Delegate 

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)

Douglas M. Delong, MD

Dan K. Morhaim, MD

Alternate delegate 

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)

Edward W. Capparelli, MD

Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH

John W. Spurlock, MD

Officer at-large 

(Vote for two candidates; 2-year term)

Note: Two candidates were nominated for two available Officer at-large positions. Per SPS rules, these uncontested candidates are considered elected and will not appear on the ballot.

Edward T. Bope, MD

Michael M. Miller, MD

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