Greetings, and a very Happy New Year! Your Speakers are already diving into 2026 planning. We intend to continue the progress made from 2025 and look forward to continuing to
improve our PAMED.
2025 Annual Meeting Wrap Up
Thank you to all the Delegates, Alternates, county/specialty representatives and PAMED staff for a very successful Annual Meeting this past Fall. Your thoughtful preparation contributed
to ensuring that our PAMED 2025 meeting was perhaps the best ever! Here are a few 2025 meeting highlights:
Refreshed, interactive, and highly enjoyed CME program (more than 8 hrs. of credit!)
HOD tackled 70 Resolutions, Reports and Bylaws amendments, across a variety of topics - 66 of those were adopted with Reference Committee recommendations
Senior Physicians Caucus is now officially the Senior Physician Section
Networking and social events enjoyed by all!
You can visit the HOD website to view the final dispositions of each of the Resolutions/Reports. Those items that were referred to the Board of Trustees feature a link, permitting additional feedback as
the board deliberates and prepares reports.
2026 Annual Meeting Planning
Dates and deadlines have been established for the 2026 Annual House of Delegates Meeting. We encourage you to mark your calendars today and talk with your component, section,
and specialty groups to plan your work around these deadlines.
2026 Resolutions & Elections
On January 21st the Resolutions and Candidate portal on the PAMED HOD website will open. Please remember that resolutions and candidacies can be submitted at ANY time
until the deadline on July 1st. As part of our 2026 upgrade, we hope to offer greater real time assistance throughout the Resolution-writing process.
PS – it is NEVER too early to start thinking about elections!
Our HOD would NOT be successful without the numerous volunteers on the Reference, Bylaws, and Rules & Credentials Committees. If you have an interest in serving, we are always on the lookout for
capable, energized individuals.
Many of you may have recently received an invitation from BBC Interactive regarding the 2026 Annual Meeting. This survey has been sent out to physicians across Pennsylvania (including PAMED members and non-members), to
ensure adequate feedback and insight to aid in our planning. The BBC survey is distinct and an addition to our typical HOD survey (sent to each of you in the Fall). Survey results will be presented to the PAMED Board of Trustees,
who will review the results and continue to make recommendations on how to engage more Pennsylvania physicians for in person education, conversation, and networking.
As always, thank you for all you do to make our PAMED the best state society. We look forward to another great year of camaraderie, friendship and making a difference!
Todd M. Hertzberg, MD, FACR
Speaker, House of Delegates
Andrew Lutzkanin, III, MD, FAAFP
Vice Speaker, House of Delegates