AMA Federal Council
The AMA Federal Council meets quarterly and is the AMA’s main policy-making body. It is a forum to identify and debate emerging issues of relevance to the membership.
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The Federal Council’s primary role is to:
- Form the policy of the AMA;
- Propose changes to existing policy; and
- Elect representatives to roles and committees
Meet AMA's Federal Councillors
Professor Robson is a senior specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has been in practice in Canberra for 20 years.
Professor Robson first joined the AMA in 1984 as a medical student in Queensland. He has served as ACT President and is in his fifth term on the AMA ACT Board and is a Federal Councillor. He has also been President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Dr McMullen is a GP in Sydney's Inner West, and immediate past president of AMA (NSW), which included handling the state's response to COVID. Throughout the pandemic, she demonstrated strong leadership, effectively engaging decision makers to further the AMA's strategic policy and public health aims.
Dr McMullen is passionate about the AMA and strongly believes it is the only organisation that successfully brings together doctors from all specialities and stages of career to advocate for a better system for patients and their doctors.
AMA State and Territory organisations
The AMA is a federation and doctors in local States and Territories play a key role in creating our policies.
State and Territory AMA's are dedicated to providing members with representation on a variety of medical issues, professional services and commercial benefits.