American Medical Association

National Leadership in Medical Education

It all started when DR.Edje matriculated at the University of Michigan medical school and was exposed to the importance of our physician voice for the good our patients and our profession… 

She became an active member of the American Medical Association as  a first year medical student in 1992 and has been involved since. Largely being mentored by the Organized Medical Staff Section, where she subsequently served on its governing council as a member-at-large. Dr. Edje learned about developing ideas with colleagues of diverse thoughts on a multitude issues; understanding the nuances of the resolution process; honing the skills need to  testify succinctly  and collaborating to fashion policy which could be carried forward for used enacting impactful solutions to complex health problems. She has actively represented Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York via Great Lakes States Coalition testimony in the Council on Medical Education, a council dedicated to the spectrum of medical education. Most recently, Dr. Edje has served in the following roles:

Chair Nominating Committee June 2021

Council on Medical Education

Reference Committee C (Medical Education) Chair Annual Meeting, 2019

Council on Medical Education, Council on Science and Public Health,

Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) Chair for deliberations of the AMA Council on  Medical Education

Provides evidence-based testimony in the deliberations of the Council on Medical Education at biannual meetings of the AMA.

Policy compendium usually consists of 4-6 reports and 25 to 32 resolutions every 6 months, 2011 to present

Endorsed for 2021 Election to Council on Medical Education by

Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA)

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP)

Young Physicians Section (YPS)

Minority Affairs Section (MAS)

Great Lakes State Coalition (OH, IN, PA, IL, MI)

Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Medical Association (CMA)

Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) (AMA)

Deals with medical staff governance, peer review, patient quality and safety

Governing Council, Member-at-Large, youngest in AMA history, first minority, 2008 – 2010

Annual AMA-OMSS Reference Committee Chair, 2010

Education Committee, 2010

                      Ohio Delegation to the AMA

Ohio Delegation’s chair for items of business brought before the AMA Council on Medical Education, 2010 – present

Great Lakes State Coalition Chair chair for items of business brought before the AMA Council on Medical Education - 2013, 2018

Delegation’s Chair chair for items of business brought before the AMA Constitution and Bylaws, 2011

AMA Ambassador Program Steering Committee 2019 to 2020

Women Physicians Congress

Ohio’s Liaison, 2007 – 2012

Campaign Manager

Robyn Chatman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, CPE, CPHIMS, CHEP for AMA Board of Trustees, 2019

AMA Online Communities (Panelist or Moderator):

Ask an Expert® – Diversity in Medical Education: Beyond Checking the Box, 2019

Ask an Expert®– Ask the Program Director, International Medical Graduates 2017

Ask an Expert® – Dual Degrees Medical Student Community, 2017

AMA, active member, 1992 – present

OSMA, active member, 1998 – present