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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, 2024-2025 (effective Nov. 12, 2024)

Julie A. Freischlag, MD

Julie A. Freischlag, MD

Chair
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSC, MBA

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA

Chair-elect
ECU Health

Lee D. Jones, MD

Lee Jones, MD

Immediate Past Chair
Rush University

David J. Skorton, MD

David J. Skorton, MD

President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges

Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA

Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA

Yale University

Kate Walsh, MPH

Robert A. Barish, MD, MBA

University of Illinois Chicago

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA

University at Buffalo

Catherine L. Coe, MD

Catherine L. Coe, MD

University of North Carolina

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Martha E. (Meg) Gaines, JD, LLM

Martha E. Gaines, JD, LLM

University of Wisconsin

Michael L. Good, MD

Michael L. Good, MD

University of Utah

Cara V. James, PhD

Cara V. James, PhD

Grantmakers In Health

Edward Jimenez, MBA

Edward Jimenez, MBA

University Hospital

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

Aditya Narayan

Aditya Narayan

Stanford University

Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH

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

Harvard University

Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD

Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD

Mass General Brigham

Marc M. Triola, MD

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.

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