2024 Interim Meeting of the HOD: Aug. 2 Speakers' Update

The HOD Office is now accepting resolution submissions for the 2024 Interim Meeting (I-24) of the AMA House of Delegates. All actions from I-24 can be found in AMA PolicyFinder for your reference. Detailed information about resolution submission along with resolution templates may be found on the HOD webpage.

The deadline for I-24 resolutions is Sept. 24, 2024, at 5 p.m. Central. All appropriately formatted resolutions received by this deadline will be considered on-time and posted to the online reference committees for review and comment. Resolutions adopted and forwarded by the AMA sections after this date are excepted. As a reminder, all on-time resolutions will be reviewed by the Resolution Committee to determine if they meet the criteria for an interim meeting.

The HOD Office maintains a list of board and council reports expected at future Interim and Annual Meetings. The Pending and Forthcoming Reports list has been updated and can be accessed from the HOD Speaker’s page.

Volunteers are needed to serve on reference committees, Rules & Credentials Committee and as tellers for I-24. Please complete the HOD Committee volunteer form and indicate all committee(s) on which you would be interested in serving. The deadline to submit the volunteer form is Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at 5 p.m. Central.

Preference will be given to those who have not recently served; however, all interested are encouraged to apply. Those who currently serve on AMA councils will not be considered for service to allow for leadership opportunities for others.

Reference committees will meet virtually on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, to develop their preliminary reference committee reports based on testimony received online. We ask that all who are interested in serving on reference committees hold that weekend open to accommodate these meetings.

(all times are Eastern and subject to change)

Friday, Nov. 8, 2024

• All-day section programming
• 6-8 p.m.—HOD opening session

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024

• Morning open for delegation/caucus meetings
• 12:30-1 p.m.—HOD second opening
• 1-6 p.m.—reference committee hearings

Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024

• Morning reference committee hearings (TBD)
• 1 p.m.—educational sessions

Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m.—HOD business session

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

• 8 a.m.-noon—HOD business session

The deadline to submit information about your group’s endorsement process for the 2026 Annual Meeting (A-26) is due Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, by 5 p.m. Central. 

The HOD Office has developed a new webpage with endorsement information which includes the link to the group endorsement form, important dates and deadlines, as well as a PDF document with the endorsement information received from groups as of July 31, 2024. This list will be updated bi-weekly until the deadline is reached. A-26 candidates may not be endorsed by a group that is not on this posted list. Interested eligible candidates are responsible for contacting groups to participate in their endorsement process. 

AMA will soon begin its search for the next CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association to replace James L. Madara, MD, who recently announced his plans to retire from the position. Interested HOD delegates only may apply to be a part of the EVP/CEO Search Committee. We anticipate that this will require a significant time commitment; however, we are unable to give specifics at this time. The deadline to complete and submit the application is Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at 5 p.m. Central.

2024

• Aug. 12: Deadline to submit application for EVP/CEO Search Committee (AMA HOD delegates only)
• Aug. 15: Deadline to submit AMPAC Board of Directors application
• Sept. 6: Deadline to submit 2024 Interim Meeting HOD Reference Committee (other than F), Rules and Credentials Committee and tellers volunteer form
• Sept. 24: 45-day resolution submission deadline (5 p.m. Central)
• Oct. 4: HOD Handbook posted (by 8 a.m. Central)
• Oct. 4: Online reference committees open for comments (5 p.m. Central)
• Oct. 11: Deadline for groups to submit endorsement information form to HOD office for the A-26 election cycle (5 p.m. Central)
• Oct. 25: Online reference committees close for comments (5 p.m. Central)
• Nov. 4: Preliminary reference reports posted to AMA website (5 p.m. Central)
• Nov. 8: A-26 endorsement window opens (6 a.m. Eastern)
• Nov. 8: I-24 HOD opening session (6 p.m. Central)

2025

• June 6: A-26 endorsement window closes (5 p.m. Central)

-- Responses should be directed to [email protected]

For additional speakers' updates visit the updates overview page.

Visit the 2024 Interim Meeting page for registration and additional information for the HOD meeting.