Report from the Nominating Committee

Report to the Fall 2022 Annual General Meeting

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In accordance with the AMA Bylaws, the Nominating Committee nominates candidates for office to be elected by the Annual General Meeting, to be elected by the Representative Forum, and to be appointed by the Board of Directors of the association.

The Nominating Committee submits the following nominations for consideration during the AGM:

1. Composition of Representatives to CMA General Council 2023

As required under the current AMA Bylaws, the Nominating Committee is to provide to this AGM the recommendation for the composition of representatives it proposes for 32 delegates to attend the CMA General Council in 2023. The president attends this meeting by virtue of the position and is not included in the count of Alberta representatives currently allowable to attend (32):

• President-Elect
• Immediate Past President
• Speaker or Deputy Speaker
• Ten representatives named by the Board
• Eleven representatives named by the Nominating Committee
• Two physician appointees of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at least one of whom must be an elected member of the Council
• Two deans of medicine (U of A and U of C) or designates from their offices
• Two student representatives
• Two PARA representatives 

2. Speaker and Deputy Speaker 2022-25

AMA Bylaws section 16.9 “The Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be elected by the AGM for a term of three years and shall remain in office from the close of the AGM when elected until the close of the third subsequent AGM. As previously reported, the President-Elect position was acclaimed by Dr. Fredrykka Rinaldi back in April of 2021 and Dr. Gerry Prince was elected to serve the remaining sub-term portion of the Deputy Speaker position and now seeks re-election for a full 3-year term. Dr. Carl Nohr also seeks re-election as AMA Speaker.

Since the 60-day notice of election closed on August 31, no further nominations were received, therefore both individuals are now acclaimed to serve their three-year terms 2022-25, respectively.

• Speaker Nominee: Dr. Carl W. Nohr, General Surgery, Medicine Hat
• Deputy Speaker Nominee: Dr. Gerry Prince, Family Medicine, Medicine Hat

3. Nominating Committee 2021-22

The AMA Bylaws require that the AGM elect four (4) members and two (2) alternate members to the Nominating Committee.

The term for members elected to the Nominating Committee is set at two years; additional terms may be served but cannot be consecutive. 

The AGM shall identify two alternate members to attend meetings of the committee in the event an elected committee member wants to be considered as a Nominating Committee nominee for an elected position. The alternate member will serve a one-year term but cannot serve more than two consecutive one-year terms.

The current composition of all members and their terms are as follows:

Current Nominating Committee Members		Term	Eligible for Re-election 2021
CHAIR
Chair, Dr. Alison Clarke	Board Appointee	1 Year 2021-22	Non-elected position
Board (3 Members, 2 Alternates)
Dr. Alison Clarke	FM, Strathmore	2 years 2020-22	Non-elected position
Dr. Sarah Hall	PEDS, Calgary	2 years 2021-23	Non-elected position
Current Vacancy	-	2 years 2020-22	Non-elected position
Dr. Paul Boucher (alternate)	INTVS, Calgary	1 year 2021-22	Non-elected position
Dr. Shazma Mithani (alternate)	EMER, Edmonton	1 year 2021-22	Non-elected position
AGM Elected (4 members, 2 alternates)
Dr. Darryl LaBuick	FM, St. Albert	2 years 2020-22	NO
Dr. Sam Myhr	FM, Pincher Creek	2 years 2020-22	NO
Current Vacancy	-	2 years 2021-23	-
Dr. Jia Hu	PHPM, Calgary	2 years 2020-22	NO
Dr. Rithesh Ram (alternate)	FM, Drumheller	1 year 2021-22	YES
Dr. Brinda Balachandra (alternate)	LAB, Edmonton	1 year 2021-22	YES
Representative Forum Elected (2 members, 2 alternates)
Dr. Edward Aasman	FM, Rocky Mountain House	2 years 2021-23	-
Dr. Maeve O’Beirne	FM, Calgary	2 years 2020-22	NO
Dr. Linda Mrkonjic (alternate)	ORTH, Calgary	1 year 2021-22	NO
Dr. Wayne Change (alternate)	FM, Calgary	1 year 2021-22	YES
Resident rep
Dr. Franco Rizzuti	PARA appointee	1 year 2021-22	NO

Drs. Darryl La Buick, Sam Myhr and Jia Hu’s two-year terms end October 2022 and they are not eligible to be re-elected.

A further position is currently vacant, and the Nominating Committee is seeking a member to fill this stub-term position for 1 year with a possibility for a further two-year term if elected to this position.

Having each served a one-year term as alternates, Drs. Rithesh Ram and Brinda Balachandra are both eligible to run for election to the Nominating Committee each for a two-year term as a member, or a second one-year term as an alternate member.

Therefore, six (6) members are to be nominated by this AGM, with an electronic vote to occur following the meeting:

• Three members each for a two-year term 2022-24
• One member for a stub-term of one year 2022-23
• Two alternate members each for a one-year term 2022-23.

	AGM Elected		Term
1.	TBD	Member elected by AGM	2 years 2022-24
2.	TBD	Member elected by AGM	2 year 2022-24
3.	TBD	Member elected by AGM	2 year 2022-24
4.	TBD	Member elected by AGM	1 year 2022-23 (stub-term)
1.	TBD	Alternate elected by AGM	1 year 2022-23
2.	TBD	Alternate elected by AGM	1 year 2022-23

The Fall Nominating Committee meeting is Friday, November 4, 2022. Two further meetings will be held in February and May of 2023.

For information: The Board has formed the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee Processes to review and make recommendations for improvement to the selection and nature of the leadership of the AMA. Working in concert with the AMA's Healthy Working Environments framework, promotion of equity, diversity and inclusion is a primary objective.

The Nominating Committee members will participate each year in an educational session regarding the HWE's Leadership Tool Kit  and other supports for EDI that may be adopted. Open discussions of issues relating to EDI occur regularly at Nominating Committee meetings. Those interested in service on Nominating Committee should be prepared for exposure to the concepts and language of EDI and to converse about its application in the safe space of Nominating Committee meetings.