President
Dr Steve Hambleton

The Federal AMA is governed by its Federal Council, a body of 34 Board members who represent Craft Groups, Special Interest Groups, Areas and States/Territories.

The primary functions of the Federal Council are the formulation of policies on issues of concern to the profession and governance of the Association.

The Federal Council comprises:

• The Office Bearers – President, Vice President, Chairman of Council and Treasurer (each elected for a term of one year at the Association’s annual National Conference. The President is elected for a one year term with a maximum of three consecutive years)
• One nominee from each State/Territory AMA (nominated for periods at the discretion of the State/Territory AMA)
• One nominee from each of the six geographic areas – NSW/ACT, VIC, SA/NT, WA, QLD, TAS (each elected for a term of two years)
• One nominee from each of thirteen Craft Groups – Anaesthetists, Dermatologists, Emergency Physicians, General Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Paediatricians, Pathologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Radiologists and Surgeons (each elected for a term of two years)
• One nominee from each of two Special Interest Groups – Doctors in Training and Salaried Doctors (each elected for a term of two years)
• One nominee from the Australian Medical Students’ Association (nominated for a term of one year).

Federal Council meets five times a year to define AMA policies and to determine principal activities. Between meetings of Federal Council, the Executive Council (comprising the Office Bearers, plus two Councillors elected by Federal Council) manages the Association’s affairs.

The AMA Federal Council’s democratic, representative structure ensures that it is constituted appropriately to deal with the concerns of the entire profession and to undertake advocacy on its behalf.

Vice President
Professor Geoffrey Dobb

Chairman of Council
Executive Councillor
Dr Roderick McRae

Treasurer
Executive Councillor
Dr Peter Ford

Victoria
Area Nominee
Executive Councillor
Dr Douglas Travis

Anaesthetists
Craft Group
Executive Councillor
Dr Elizabeth Feeney

ACT Nominee
Dr Iain Dunlop

NSW Nominee
Assoc Prof Michael Gliksman

NT Nominee
Dr Paul Bauert

QLD Nominee
Dr Richard Kidd

SA Nominee
Dr Peter Sharley

TAS Nominee
Dr John Davis

VIC Nominee
Dr Harry Hemley

WA Nominee
Dr Omar Khorshid

NSW/ACT
Area Nominee
Assoc Prof John Gullotta AM

QLD
Area Nominee
Dr Wayne Herdy

SA/NT
Area Nominee
Dr Andrew Lavender

Tasmania
Area Nominee
Dr Christopher Middleton

WA
Area Nominee
Dr Richard Choong

Dermatologists
Craft Group
Assoc Prof Stephen Lee AM

Emergency Physicians Craft Group
Assoc Prof David Mountain

General Practice
Craft Group
Dr Brian Morton

Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Craft Group
Dr Gino Pecoraro

Ophthalmologists
Craft Group
Dr Michael Steiner

Orthopaedic Surgeons
Craft Group
Dr Linda Ferris

Paediatricians
Craft Group
Professor Gary Geelhoed

Pathologists
Craft Group
Dr Beverley Rowbotham

Physicians
Craft Group
Dr Richard McLean

Psychiatrists
Craft Group
Dr Choong-Siew Yong

Radiologists
Craft Group
Professor Mark Khangure

Surgeons
Craft Group
Assoc Prof Brian Owler

Doctors in Training
Dr Robert Mitchell

Salaried Doctors
Dr Stephen Parnis

Australian Medical
Students’ Assoc. Nominee
Mr James Churchill