ISMA officers, AMA delegation to be elected
Officers elected at the annual House of Delegates (HOD) include the ISMA president, president-elect, speaker, vice speaker, treasurer and assistant treasurer. AMA delegates and alternate delegates serve two-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis. To be eligible, a candidate must have been an active ISMA member for the past two years. 

Candidates may declare their intent to run any time before elections. Only those who submit this form will be announced in ISMA publications. Nominations may be made at any HOD session and remain open until elections occur at convention. Officers serve until their successor is installed. 

As of July 14, these ISMA members had submitted Declarations of Candidacy: President-elect: David R. Diaz, MD; Vice speaker: Alex Choi, MD; Treasurer: William Pond, MD; Assistant treasurer: Shalin Arnett, DO; AMA delegate: Steven Tharp, MD; Vidya Kora, MD; AMA alternate delegate: Thomas Vidic, MD; Roberto Darroca, MD.