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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, 2025-2026 (effective Nov. 5, 2025)

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSC, MBA

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA

Chair
ECU Health

Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA

Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA

Chair-elect
University of Wisconsin

Julie A. Freischlag, MD

Julie A. Freischlag, MD

Immediate Past Chair
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

David J. Skorton, MD

David J. Skorton, MD

President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges

Kate Walsh, MPH

Robert A. Barish, MD, MBA

University of Illinois Chicago

Monica L. Baskin, PhD, MS

Monica L. Baskin, PhD, MS

Virginia Commonwealth University

David N. Bernstein, MD, PhD, MBA, MEI

David N. Bernstein, MD, PhD, MBA, MEI

Massachusetts General Hospital

Ralph Boyd, JD

Ralph Boyd, JD

SOME (So Others Might Eat)

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA

University at Buffalo

Michael Dandorph, MBA

Michael Dandorph, MBA

Tufts Medicine

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Michael L. Good, MD

Michael L. Good, MD

University of Utah

Peter F. Buckley, MD

Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA

The University of Texas Medical Branch

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Dennis Murphy, MHA

Indiana University Health

Rachel S. Nash, MD

Rachel S. Nash, MD

Cooper University Health Care

Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, ScM

Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, ScM

National Quality Forum

Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD

Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD

Mass General Brigham

Marc M. Triola, MD

Marc M. Triola, MD

NYU

Gloria R. Xue, MS

Gloria R. Xue, MS

Indiana University

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.

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