Board of Directors
The AAMC is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors.
- The Chair, Chair-elect, and Immediate Past Chair
- The President/CEO
- The Chair and Chair-Elect of each AAMC membership Council (Faculty and Academic Societies, Deans, Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems)
- Nine at-large members to include a student, a resident, a junior faculty member, and two public members
Board Members, 2024-2025 (effective Nov. 12, 2024)

Julie A. Freischlag, MD
Chair
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA
Chair-elect
ECU Health

Lee Jones, MD
Immediate Past Chair
Rush University

David J. Skorton, MD
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges

Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA
Yale University

Robert A. Barish, MD, MBA
University of Illinois Chicago

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA
University at Buffalo

Catherine L. Coe, MD
University of North Carolina

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Martha E. Gaines, JD, LLM
University of Wisconsin

Michael L. Good, MD
University of Utah

Cara V. James, PhD
Grantmakers In Health

Edward Jimenez, MBA
University Hospital

Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA
The University of Texas Medical Branch

Dennis Murphy, MHA
Indiana University Health

Aditya Narayan
Stanford University

Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA
Harvard University

Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD
Mass General Brigham

Marc M. Triola, MD
NYU
Board Nominations
The Board of Directors accepts nominations of interested individuals throughout the year. Please express your interest and previous governance experience via a short email.