Medical education leadership opportunities

Are you an AMA member interested in leadership roles in medicine? We welcome your desire to become involved and make a difference in medicine. 

Review the current requests for nominations listed on this page. If you are interested in a position and meet the qualifications stated in the position description, you may apply for nomination by completing and submitting the required documentation by the application deadline.

Please note that, while the AMA Board of Trustees makes the nominations, it is the requesting organization that makes the final appointment.

For questions about the nominations process, contact Mary Grandau at mary.grandau@ama-assn.org.

Carefully review the AMA's Conflict of Interest policy and Principles before applying.

Application deadline: July 7, 2025

We are soliciting candidates for one position on the ACGME RC-Dermatology.

ACGME requested subspecialty: Pediatric Dermatology

• Position description: ACGME RC-DERM (PDF)
• AMA application: ACGME RC-DERM (DOC)

Application deadline: July 7, 2025

We are soliciting candidates for one position on the ACGME RC-Emergency Medicine.

• Position description: ACGME RC-EM (PDF)
• AMA application: ACGME RC-EM (DOC)

Application deadline: Sept. 2, 2025

We are soliciting candidates for three positions on the ACGME RC-Internal Medicine.

ACGME requested subspecialties: Rheumatology, Hematology/Oncology, and General Internal Medicine

Application materials will be posted when available.

Application deadline: July 7, 2025

We are soliciting candidates for two positions on the ACGME RC-Radiology.

ACGME requested subspecialties: Musculoskeletal Radiology and Thoracic Imaging.

• Musculoskeletal Radiology
  • Position description: ACGME RC-RAD-MSK (PDF)
  • AMA application: ACGME RC-RAD-MSK (DOC)
• Thoracic Imaging
  • Position description: ACGME RC-RAD-THORACIC-IMAGING (PDF)
  • AMA application: ACGME RC-RAD-THORACIC-IMAGING (DOC)

Application deadline: July 7, 2025

We are soliciting candidates for one position on the ACGME RC-Surgery.

ACGME preferred subspecialties: Complex General Surgical Oncology or Pediatric Surgery

• Position description: ACGME RC-S (PDF)
• AMA application: ACGME RC-S (DOC)

We are soliciting candidates for three positions on the LCME.

Application deadline: July 7, 2025

• Position description: LCME (PDF)
• AMA application: LCME (DOC)

In addition to these leadership roles, AMA offers medical student leadership roles at the local and national levels. Learn more.