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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, inaugurated as 180th AMA president

An otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., Dr. Mukkamala is the first physician of Indian heritage to lead the AMA.

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Willie Underwood III, MD, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Willie Underwood III, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

A urological surgeon from Buffalo, New York, Dr. Underwood will become AMA president in June 2026. Catch up on the other AMA election results.

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New York urologist chosen as AMA president-elect

Willie Underwood III, M.D., MSc, M.P.H., a urologist based in New York, was voted president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA).

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Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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AMA president: Doctors must turn discontent into decisive action

In a fiery address, outgoing AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, urged physicians to be unrelenting in their efforts to fix a broken U.S. health system. 

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Bruce A. Scott, MD, speech at podium at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Immediate Past President Bruce Scott, MD, address at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD

Bruce Scott, MD, addresses the AMA House of Delegates at the 2025 Annual Meeting in an urgent call to action to physicians. Access the transcript of the speech or recording.

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AMA president urges physicians to turn anger into action

In final speech to HOD as AMA president, Dr. Scott reflects on a year of turmoil and challenge, why the AMA fights for change.

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James L. Madara, MD, goodbye speech at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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James L. Madara, MD, address at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2025 AMA Annual Meeting, outgoing AMA CEO/EVP James L. Madara, MD, looks back at his tenure during his farewell address. Access the transcript of the speech and video recording.

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Bobby Mukkamala, MD
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Cancer experience has Dr. Mukkamala more prepared to lead AMA

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, has held multiple leadership roles in organized medicine. But it took being a patient to get him fully ready to be AMA president.

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Federal student-loan changes would worsen physician shortage

As drafted, provisions in the budget-reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives would make medical school more expensive. 

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