Women Physicians

Women Physicians Section (WPS) elections

UPDATED | 3 Min Read

Women Physicians Section (WPS) members are invited to vote in the 2025 WPS Governing Council election, April 15–30, 2025. 

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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises. 

A link to the ballot will be sent on April 15 to all WPS 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 15, 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 the form to request that your ballot be resent to you. 

Election results will be announced in May. For questions about the election, contact the WPS at [email protected]

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)

Sara R. Kazyak, MS

Shazia Pathan, MD

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)

Zainab Al Lawati, MD

Elisa Choi, MD

Halle Beitollahi Ellison, MD, MAS

Mary Elizabeth LaPlante, MD

Shaminy Anne Manoranjithan

Barbara Phelps Sandall, MD

Meredith Wagner, MD

(Vote for one candidate; 1-year term)

Jessica Duffy, EMT

Mrinmoyee Chakraborty Kalasikam

Lohita Kollipara

Rhea Anil Nichani

Alycia Savage

Sriha P. Srinivasan

Ariella Wagner, MS *

*Candidate is endorsed by the MSS Governing Council. 

(Vote for one candidate; 2-year term)

Tiffani Bell Washington, MD, MPH

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