Specialist anaesthetist Brent Donovan has been elected president of the AMA (WA) for 2003 - 2004.
Dr Donovan, who has been State vice-president for the past three years, will take over from Bernard Pearn-Rowe at the WA AMA annual general meeting on July 2.
Dr Bernard Pearn-Rowe is standing down after having been State president for the past two years.