Physicians were elected during the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting to open seats on the AMA Board of Trustees and six AMA councils.
Of the four candidates vying for the three open positions on the AMA Board of Trustees, the AMA House of Delegates elected Patrice Harris, MD, a private psychiatrist in Atlanta, Albert Osbahr, MD, a family physician in Hickory, North Carolina, and Georgia A. Tuttle, MD, a dermatologist in Lebanon, N.H. Delegates also re-elected Maya A. Babu, MD, a neurosurgery resident in Rochester, Minn., as the resident member of the board.
Andrew W. Gurman, MD, was elected by acclamation to the position of AMA president-elect. Dr. Gurman, a speaker and vice speaker of the AMA House of Delegates for the last eight years, is a hand surgeon in Altoona, Pa.
Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist in Fort Worth, Texas, was elected by acclamation as speaker. Delegates also elected Bruce A. Scott, MD, a Louisville, Ky. otolaryngologist, as vice speaker.
Council elections
Here are results for elections to the various AMA councils.
Council on Constitution and Bylaws:
- Colette R. Willins, MD
- Carol Berkowitz, MD
- Lynne M. Kirk, MD
- Patricia Turner, MD
- John Williams, MD
- James G. Hinsdale, MD
- Thomas J. Madejski, MD
Council on Science and Public Health
- Robyn F. Chatman, MD
- Noel N. Deep, MD
- Bruce M. Smoller, MD
