A group of Colorado physicians attended the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting in Chicago in June 2025, representing the state at the national level. The delegation participated in policy discussions and other organizational business.
Several Colorado doctors have taken on leadership roles within the AMA. Jan Kief, MD, was named chair of the Council on Long Range Planning & Development after serving as vice chair. Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD, became chair-elect of the Council on Science and Public Health. Carolynn Francavilla-Brown, MD, finished her term as chair of the AMA Private Practice Section. Jeremy Lazarus, MD, a former president of both the Colorado Medical Society (CMS) and AMA, completed his time as chair of the AMA Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs.
Dr. Lazarus and Rachelle Klammer, MD, now serve on the AMA Foundation Board of Directors; Dr. Lazarus has been elected president-elect and Dr. Klammer secretary. Jacob Altholz, MD, ended his term as Speaker of the Resident and Fellow Section and joined the AMA Council on Legislation. A. Lee Morgan, MD, completed her role as District Councilor for PacWest; Dr. Klammer was elected to that position.
Two new residents—Joshua Bilello, MD, and Lavanya Easwaran, MD, MPH—joined this year’s delegation. Medical student Pritika Parmar attended as a regional delegate for the Medical Student Section.
Colorado physicians introduced three resolutions that were adopted by the AMA House of Delegates:
Resolution 503 defines neural data as information collected by measuring nervous system activity using neurotechnologies—not including data inferred from non-neural sources—and supports legislative efforts to protect users from potential harm.
Resolution 411 instructs the AMA to lobby for protections related to mRNA vaccines used in infectious disease and cancer treatment research and development. It also calls for model legislation at the state level with a report due at the next interim meeting.
Emergency Resolution 1001 directs advocacy in support of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), urging reversal of recent dismissals from ACIP by federal officials and seeking Senate investigation into these actions.
The meeting also included updates on AMA leadership changes. Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Michigan, was sworn in as the organization’s 180th president and is scheduled to speak at Colorado Medical Society’s annual meeting in September 2025. John Whyte, MD, MPH—formerly chief medical officer at WebMD—became CEO/EVP on July 1 after James Madara’s tenure.
Outgoing president Bruce Scott, MD delivered a speech criticizing problems within health care systems affecting both doctors and patients; his remarks are available for viewing on the AMA website.
“Your elected delegation of Colorado physicians traveled to Chicago in June to represent you at the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting and conduct other business on your behalf. We are grateful to these volunteer physician leaders for their time and dedication to organized medicine,” said Rachelle Klammer, MD.
“Colorado’s Delegation is highly respected within our district and region of the PacWest. We have very good leadership in the Councils and our early career physicians, residents, fellows and medical students are very active and engaged. We may not be the largest Delegation with six Delegates and six Alternate Delegates, but we continue to make an impact,” added Klammer.
