mma selects leadership for 2021/2022; havre physician takes helm as president

The Montana Medical Association (MMA) announced today that its Board of Trustees has selected a new slate of officers to lead the Association through September 2022, with Carley C. Robertson, M.D., a general practice physician from Havre, taking the helm as Association president.

“We are proud to announce these new officers and their commitment to leading the Association into 2022,” said MMA Chief Executive Officer Jean Branscum. “Dr. Robertson and this full slate of exceptional physician leaders bring a vast wealth of knowledge, skills and abilities to the MMA. Their guidance will help position the MMA and its initiatives for success as Montana communities and health care providers continue their response to an increase in COVID-19 cases statewide.”

The new organization leaders were elected during the 143^rd MMA Annual Meeting on September 18, 2021. Dr. Robertson takes the place of Pamela V. Cutler, M.D., who served as MMA president over the 2020-2021 term.

Additional leaders serving 2021-2022 terms include:

Vice President - Denny C. Orme, D.O., Anesthesiology, Kalispell
Secretary – Sarah F. Morgan, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Bozeman
Treasurer – Robert C. Sherrick, M.D., Addiction and Internal Medicine, Kalispell
Immediate Past President – Pamela V. Cutler, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Missoula
Member-At-Large Serving on the Executive Committee – Shawna M. Yates, D.O., Family Medicine, Butte
Delegate to the American Medical Association – Nicole C. Clark, M.D., Neurology, Helena
Alternate Delegate to the American Medical Association – Jason A. Cohen, Hospitalist and Internal Medicine, Kalispell
American Medical Association Delegate to Young Physician Section – J. Erin Hixon, M.D., Family Medicine, Billings
Member-At-Large on the Board of Trustees – Jason A. Cohen, M.D., Hospitalist and Internal Medicine, Kalispell
Member-At-Large on the Board of Trustees – Michael C DiCello, M.D., Allergy and Immunology, Bozeman
Member-At-Large on the Board of Trustees – Ernest J. Gray, M.D. Family Medicine, Browning