Expect to See the 2022 MMA Leadership Ballot via Email in August

July 21, 2022

MMA members are invited to vote for 2022 MMA leadership during the month of August. Members will receive a ballot via email to vote on the slate of leadership candidates. The ballot will include background information on the candidates and their statements of interest
 
President-elect and Board of Trustee members will take office October 1. AMA delegates and alternate delegates take office beginning January 1, 2023.  
 
Here is the slate:  

President-elect (voters will pick 1)  

  • Laurel Ries, MD 

Trustee (4 seats; 1 must be from NW Trustee District) 

  • Dionne Hart, MD (incumbent) 

  • Gaurav Mehta, MBBS (from NW district) 

  • Rebecca Thomas, MD (incumbent) 

  • Kim Tjaden, MD (incumbent) 

Medical Student Trustee (1 seat) 

  • Christeebella Akpala 

  • Melissa Edgar 

  • Adrina Kocharian 

  • Nick Tomhave 

AMA Delegate (2) 

  • Dave Thorson, MD (incumbent) 

  • Dennis O’Hare, MD 

 AMA Alternate Delegate (2) 

  • Ashok Patel, MD (incumbent) 

  • George Morris, MD  

To ensure reliable and accurate voting, the MMA is using an external ballot vendor, Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS). To ensure your election specific broadcast email arrives safely in your inbox on August 2, simply add the following email address as an approved sender: noreply@directvote.net. If you do not receive your election email by August 3, contact support.

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