Willarda V. Edwards

Willarda V. Edwards, MD, MBA, has been committed to organized medicine for over 30 years, holding prominent positions in local, state, and national associations. She is a past president of the National Medical Association, MedChi, the Baltimore City Medical Society, and the Monumental City Medical Society.

Most recently, Dr. Edwards was appointed by the Maryland Department of Health to the statewide advisory board for the innovative Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' six-year agreement on its new primary care program. Putting patients first has been her mission during her 10-year tenure on the board of CRISP, the regional health information center in Maryland.

Dr. Edwards was elected to the AMA Board of Trustees in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. As chair of the AMA Task Force on Health Equity, she helped lead the way in consensus building and driving action that in 2019 resulted in the AMA House of Delegates establishing the AMA Center on Health Equity.