AMA House of Delegates meeting: Setting policy for organized medicine
AMA elections
During the annual meeting of the HOD, officers and councils are elected. Patrice Harris, MD, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, GA, was elected president-elect, and Russell Kridel, MD, FACS, a facial plastic surgeon from Houston, TX, who was endorsed by the ACS, was reelected to the Board of Trustees. Following the conclusion of the HOD, Dr. Kridel also was elected to serve as Secretary of the Board. For a summary of the AMA election results, go to the AMA Wire article at wire.ama-assn.org/ama-news/patrice-harris-md-wins-office-ama-president-elect.
Surgical Caucus
Founded almost 30 years ago, the Surgical Caucus gives surgeon delegates and alternates the opportunity to meet to discuss HOD business from the surgical perspective. Part of the regular business of the caucus involves sponsoring an educational session. Titled Ready or Not, Here We Come: Transitioning to Practice in a Modern Healthcare System, this program focused on the transition from surgical residency to practice and how the profession can enhance this process, as well as the effects of current training program requirements on preparedness for independent practice.
Future meeting
The Interim Meeting of the HOD will take place November 10–13 at National Harbor, MD, and the ACS delegation will be well-prepared to represent surgical perspectives. Surgeons with thoughts about potential resolutions or questions about the HOD may contact jsutton@facs.org or visit the HOD web page at www.ama-assn.org/hod-annual-overview.
ACS Delegation at the AMA HOD
• Patricia L. Turner, MD, FACS (Delegation Chair), general surgery, Chicago, IL; Director, ACS Division of Member Services; member and immediate past-chair, AMA Council on Medical Education
• David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, general surgery, Chicago, IL; ACS Executive Director
• Brian J. Gavitt, MD, MPH (also Young Physicians Section delegate), general surgery, Cincinnati, OH
• Jacob Moalem, MD, FACS, general surgery, Rochester, NY
• Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, FACS, general surgery, Tucson, AZ; Chair, ACS Board of Regents
• Naveen F. Sangji, MD (also Resident and Fellow Section delegate), general surgery resident, Boston, MA
Dr. Turner is Director, ACS Division of Member Services, Chicago, IL.
Mr. Sutton is Manager, State Affairs, ACS Division of Advocacy and Health Policy, Washington, DC.
