September 14, 2023
Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, a hospitalist in Shakopee, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically during August.
Caleb Schultz, MD, MPH, was elected as a trustee and five incumbent trustees were re-elected:
Lynn Cornell, MD
Saam Dilmaghani, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Elfstrand, MD
Dania Kamp, MD, FAAFP
David L. Smith, MD
Three incumbent members of the Minnesota delegation to the AMA were also re-elected:
Cindy Firkins Smith, MD, MHCI, FAAD delegate
Andrea Hillerud, MD, delegate
Lisa Mattson, MD, FACOG, alternate delegate
Board member terms begin October 1, 2023, and AMA delegation terms begin January 1, 2024.
Thank you to the MMA members who voted in this year’s election. If you or someone you know is interested in future MMA leadership positions, please contact Janet Silversmith, MMA CEO.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.