Annual MMA Leadership Election, and Bylaws Notice and Comment Period Opens August 1

July 31, 2025

MMA members are encouraged to cast their vote for MMA’s future leaders as part of the annual MMA leadership election taking place August 1-31.  

The MMA has once again partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) to administer the 2025 election. Look for your ballot from “MMA Election Coordinator, noreply@directvote.net” on August 1.  

President-elect and Board of Trustee members will take office October 1. AMA delegates and alternate delegates begin their terms on January 1, 2026. 

The ballot will include background information on each of the following nominees: 

President-elect (members will elect one)  

• Dania Kamp, MD  

Resident/Fellow Trustee (members will elect one) 

• Ileasa Green, DO  

• Megan Alise Lynch, MD, MS  

Trustee (members will elect six) 

• Semirra Bayan, MD  

• Gaurav Mehta, MBBS (incumbent) 

• Robert Cole Pueringer, MD  

• Rebecca Thomas, MD (incumbent) 

• Kim Tjaden, MD (incumbent) 

• Colin West, MD, PhD   

AMA Delegate (members will elect two) 

• Dennis O’Hare, MD (incumbent) 

• David Thorson, MD (incumbent) 

AMA Alternate Delegate (members will elect two) 

• George Morris, MD (incumbent) 

• Ashok Patel, MD (incumbent) 

This year’s ballot also includes proposed changes to MMA Bylaws, which require a 30-day member notice and comment period prior to Board of Trustees action. The proposed changes can be reviewed here and include the following: 

• Technical update to the Articles of Incorporation to reflect MMA’s current business address. 

• Proposed changes to the name and scope of the Nominating & Leadership Development Committee. This proposal would merge the functions of the current Governance Committee (not defined in bylaws) and the current Nominating & Leadership Development Committee into a single committee to be called the Governance and Nominating Committee. The committee membership specifications are removed from the bylaws to allow the Board flexibility to modify the membership in the future, if desired.  

If you do not receive your email ballot link by August 2, please contact support@directvote.net.