Nominations are now closed.
The California Medical Association (CMA) is seeking applications and nominations for physicians interested in serving as delegates or alternates for their mode of practice forum delegations to the CMA House of Delegates.
CMA’s mode of practice forums include the Solo and Small-Group Practice Forum, the Medium Group Practice Forum, the Large Group Practice Forum, the Very Large Group Practice Forum, the Academic Practice Forum, the Administrative Medicine Forum, the Government-Employed Physicians Forum and the Hospital-Based Physicians Forum.
The majority of these forums seat their delegations through this open election process; however, a few conduct an internal election process. The forums whose elections are open in this solicitation are:
- Government-Employed Physicians Forum Delegation
- Hospital-Based Practice Forum
- Medium-Size Group Practice Forum Delegation
- Solo and Small Group Practice Forum Delegation
- Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
Delegates and alternates are responsible for attending and actively participating in delegation caucus meetings and during the annual House of Delegates. Delegates are responsible for representing their overall constituency and not just their own personal views on issues. Individual delegations may have their own rules setting forth additional or more specific duties and responsibilities.
The positions are for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025. These terms cover two sessions of the annual CMA House of Delegates:
- 2023: October 21-22, in Los Angeles
- 2024: October 26-27, In Sacramento
See the Nominations Solicitation Memo for nomination forms and other requirements.
Deadline
Nominations must be submitted by Monday, April 24, at 11:59 p.m. The CMA Committee on Nominations will meet in mid-April to review applications and create a slate of nominees.
A ballot will be distributed by mid-May, to all eligible members of a given mode of practice forum. If a seat is uncontested, no election will be held and the candidate will be elected by acclamation. Election results will be announced no later than June 2023.
Every nomination must include:
- Completed nominations form
- Brief CV (Less than five pages)
Contact
Navdeep Dhaliwal
Director, Governance
California Medical Association
1201 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
ndhaliwal@cmadocs.org
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