2025 AMA Annual Meeting Report from the NCMS AMA Delegation

The NCMS Delegation to the American Medical Association recently attended the 2025 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.  The meeting in June was one of two yearly sessions of the House of Delegates, which functions as a congress of physicians and medical students to consider AMA policy and health policy initiatives.

A summary of key issues addressed at the 2025 AMA Annual Meeting is available at: link.

North Carolina delegation to the AMA House of Delegates

The AMA House of Delegates provides a forum with representation from more than 170 constituencies including state medical societies, national medical societies and designated member sections.  The deliberative process of the House drives AMA policies and initiatives.  Delegate representation to participate in that process is allocated on a proportionate basis with one delegate seat allowed for every 1,000 AMA members. Presently, the NC Medical Society has 6 delegates to the AMA and 6 alternate delegate slots as well.

The NC Delegation is chaired by Rebecca Hayes, MD, of Charlotte, NC and includes:

Rebecca Hayes, MD / Chair, Delegate, Charlotte, NC

Arthur Apolinario, MD, MPH, Alternate Delegate, Clinton, NC

Mary Ann Contogiannis, MD, Delegate, Greensboro, NC

Justin Hurie, MD, Delegate, Winston-Salem, NC

Karen Smith, MD, Delegate, Raiford, NC

Royce Syracuse, MD, Delegate, Charlotte, NC

Tracy Eskra, MD, Alternate Delegate, Greenville, NC

John Meier, IV, MD, Alternate Delegate, Raleigh, NC

Eileen Raynor, MD, Alternate Delegate, Durham, NC

Carl Westcott, MD, Alternate Delegate, Winston-Salem, NC

Keynote remarks at the AMA Annual Meeting were presented by outgoing President, Dr. Burce Scott, and incoming President, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala.

North Carolina Election Success at the AMA

North Carolina’s legacy of leadership in the American Medical Association took a giant step forward at the 2025 AMA Annual Meeting.  Two North Carolina candidates for AMA office were unanimously elected.

Dr. Mary Ann Contogiannis, plastic surgeon from Greensboro and member of the NC Delegation to the AMA, was re-elected to the AMA’s Council on Constitution and Bylaws.

Dr. Kavita Arora, ob/gyn at UNC Chapel Hill and member of the ACOG Delegation to the AMA, was elected to the AMA Council on Science and Public Health.

Congratulations to these two leaders and gratitude to them both for their leadership and work on behalf of their colleagues.

The AMA House of Delegates will convene for its 2025 AMA Interim Meeting over the dates of November14-18 at National Harbor, Maryland.