Report from the Nominating Committee

Report to the Fall 2023 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 2024

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 28 delegates to attend the CMA General Council in 2024. The president attends this meeting by virtue of the position and is not included in the count of Alberta representatives currently permitted to attend:

• President-Elect
• Immediate Past President
• Speaker or Deputy Speaker
• Ten representatives named by the Board
• Nine representatives named by the Nominating Committee
• Two deans of medicine (U of A and U of C) or designates from their office
• 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. Dr. Carl Nohr and Dr. Gerry Prince are the current representatives of the Speaker and Deputy speaker positions as noted below.

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

3. Nominating Committee 2023-24

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 2023
CHAIR
Chair, Dr. Arlie Fawcett	Board Appointed	1 Year 2022-23	Appointed
Board Appointed (3 Members, 2 Alternates)
Dr. Usha Maharaj	FM Sherwood Park	2 years 2022-24	Appointed
Current vacancy		2 years 2021-23	Appointed
Dr. Shazma Mithani	EMER Edmonton	2 years 2022-24	Appointed
Dr. Rick Ward (alternate)	FM Calgary	1 year 2022-23	Appointed
Dr. Sidd Thakore	PEDS Calgary	1 year 2022-23	Appointed
AGM Elected (4 members, 2 alternates)
Dr. Duncan McCubbin	OBGYN Medicine Hat	2 years 2022-24	N/A
Dr. Arlie Fawcett	PSYEXEC Calgary	2 years 2022-24	N/A
Dr. Matt McIsaac	SPORTMED Canmore	2 years 2021-23	NO
Dr. Olumide Asaolu	FM Edmonton	2 years 2022-24	N/A
Dr. Jon Hilner (alternate)	FM Edmonton	1 year 2022-23	YES
Dr. Sudhaker Sivapalan	PSYEXEC Edmonton	1 year 2022-23	YES
Representative Forum Elected (2 members, 2 alternates)
Dr. Edward Aasman	FM, Rocky Mountain House	2 years 2021-23	NO
Dr. Scott Beach	FM, Calgary	2 years 2022-24	N/A
Dr. John S. Bradley Jr. (alternate)	NEPH Edmonton	1 year 2022-23	YES
Dr. Khalil Jivraj (alternate)	DRAD Calgary	1 year 2022-23	YES
Resident Representative Appointed
Dr. Hyejee Ohm	PARA	1 year 2022-23	assigned by PARA

Dr. Matt McIsaac's two-year term ends October 2023 and he is not eligible to be re-elected.

Dr. Hilner and Dr. Sivapalan are both eligible to run for election to the Nominating Committee. They are eligible to run for a member position or a second one-year term as an alternate member.

Therefore, one (1) member is to be nominated by this AGM, with an electronic vote to occur following the meeting:

• One member for a two-year term 2023-25
• Two alternate members each for a one-year term 2023-24

	AGM Elected		Term
1.	TBD	Member elected by AGM	2 years 2023-25
1.	TBD	Alternate elected by AGM	1 year 2023-24
2.	TBD	Alternate elected by AGM	1 year 2023-24

The Fall Nominating Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 3, 2023 and will be held virtually. Two further meetings will be held in February and May of 2024. The committee intends to meet once in person during the year. It’s anticipated this would be for the May meeting but this will be canvassed among the committee members.

For information: The Board is committed to reviewing and making 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 educational sessions regarding the HWE's Leadership Tool Kit and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. Other supports 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.