Healthcare
On Feb 20, 2025
Valley Health System announced that Puneeta Sharma, MD, MHCM, CPE, chief medical officer for Valley Medical Group, has been named to the Board of Directors of American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Foundation.
At Valley Medical Group, Dr. Sharma leads a 500+ multispecialty group of physicians and advanced practice providers and delivers executive oversight for Valley Health System’s Graduate Medical Education programs. Board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, Dr. Sharma earned her medical degree from Karnatak Institute of Medical Sciences, completed her residency in Internal Medicine from Lincoln, part of New York City Health and Hospitals, and holds a master’s degree in healthcare management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Sharma will serve a three-year term on the Board. She is one of four physicians from across the country to be appointed in January and one of 12 overall who serve on the Board. A board member’s job description includes providing mission-based leadership and strategic governance, supporting the work of AMGA Foundation, and developing strong relationships with Foundation staff.
“I am delighted to have been chosen to the AMGA Foundation Board,” says Sharma. “AMGA and its Foundation advocate for systems of care that advance population health, enhance the patient experience, and reduce healthcare costs, all initiatives that Valley believes in and continues to work toward each day.”
AMGA Foundation is AMGA’s philanthropic arm that enables medical groups and other organized systems of care to consistently improve health and healthcare. Valley Medical Group is a member of AMGA and shares its vision to share, analyze and communicate what works best in improving health and healthcare delivery.
AMGA represents more than 400 multispecialty medical groups, integrated delivery systems, accountable care organizations, and other entities committed to improving health outcomes. More than 175,000 physicians practice in AMGA member organizations, delivering care to one in three Americans.
AMGA Foundation’s strategic priorities include improving outcomes and health equity in cardiometabolic disease, integrative behavioral health, women’s and maternal health, and immunizations and prevention.
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