Dr Rosanna Capolingua was this morning elected President of the Australian Medical Association, and Dr Gary Speck elected Vice President.

Dr Dana Wainwright was re-elected Chairman of Council and Dr Samuel Lees Treasurer.

A general practitioner from Perth, Dr Capolingua has been the AMA's Federal Treasurer since 2005.

She was President of AMA Western Australia from 1998 to 2000.

Dr Capolingua defeated outgoing Vice President Dr Choong-Siew Yong in an election held this morning at the AMA National Conference in Melbourne.

Dr Speck, an orthopaedic spinal surgeon from Victoria, has represented orthopaedic surgeons on the AMA Federal Council, and is the Chairman of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr Wainwright was re-elected Chairman of Council, a position she has held since 2003.

A specialist in internal medicine, Dr Wainwright has a private practice in Brisbane and attends at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

Dr Lees is a general pracitioner from Korumburra, Victoria.

He has held official positions within the AMA since 1997, and is a board member of the Australian Rural and Remote Workforce Group.

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