The Area Medical Advisory Committees (AMACs) are the senior medical administrative bodies for all medical staff in each community of care. AMACs function as subcommittees of the Health Authority Medical Advisory Committee (HAMAC) and report to the HAMAC Chairs.
Some of the AMAC areas of responsibility and duties include:
Physician workforce development
Medical administration
Clinical privileges
Quality of care
Medical staff resource planning
Professional and ethical conduct
Continuing medical education
The following AMACs are in place across our region:
Coastal
The committee co-chairs are: Dr. Clare Morrison and Dr. Marius Welgemoed
For assistance with committee-related issues, please contact: Sai Malhortra
Richmond
The committee chair is Dr. Clement Kwok
For assistance with committee-related issues, please contact: Veenita Charan
Vancouver
The committee chair is Dr. Manraj Heran
For assistance with committee-related issues, please contact: Emily Cheng