Dr Patrice Harris is First African-American Woman to Assume AMA’s President Post

174th Presidential Inauguration of AMA (Credit : IMA)

Patrice Harris : New President of AMA

Patrice Harris, MD, is the new president of the American Medical Association (AMA) .She is the first American-African Woman to assume the post . Harris is well known in the house of Medicine. She has held leadership position in the American Psychiatric Association , Georgia’s Psychiatric Physicians Association and the Medical Association of Georgia’s Council of Legislation. She has been on the AMA’s board trustees since 2011.

After becoming the first African-American woman to lead the American Medical Association (AMA) as president, in a inaugural address she said “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams !” .

So proud to watch Dr. Patrice Harris get inaugurated as ⁦@AmerMedicalAssn⁩ first ever African American female president! #RepresentationMatters pic.twitter.com/tM9bxZYhlu

— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) June 11, 2019

Watch Video of 174th Presidential Inauguration

Patrice A. Harris, MD Inauguration

Watch the live broadcast of Patrice A. Harris, MD's historic inauguration as AMA president, marking her as the first African American woman to hold the office.

Posted by American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday, 11 June 2019