The four-day event, which also saw participants tune in virtually, was kicked off by Duke-NUS Dean Professor Thomas Coffman and SingHealth Group CEO Professor Ivy Ng who welcomed the AMAC members as well as the many participants from across the campus.

This year, the AMAC panel welcomed three new members—Professor Gillian Harvey, Flinders University; Professor Margaret Chan, Founding Dean of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University; and Professor Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine—who joined AMAC Chairman Emeritus Regius Professor Sir Keith Peters, University of Cambridge and members Professor Arthur Rubenstein, University of Pennsylvania and Professor Sam Hawgood, Chancellor of the University of California San Francisco.

As the programme unfolded, the Council engaged in insightful dialogues and tea sessions with various stakeholders from the AMC, centring on three main themes: population health in an ageing population, healthcare innovation as well as the importance of interdisciplinary partnerships.

Duke-NUS Dean Professor Thomas Coffman spoke to welcome the AMAC members and participants from across the campus in his opening address during AMAC 2022

Marking the start of AMAC 2022, SingHealth Group CEO Professor Ivy Ng delivered her opening address at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium

Another highlight was the “Academic Hour with AMAC” segment, a series of keynote lectures by AMAC members. The audience heard from Prof Dzau, Prof Hawgood and Prof Harvey who shared their insights on pertinent issues relating to population health, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategies for innovation and implementation.

On the last day, Prof Chan, who used to head the World Health Organisation, addressed the audience about the importance of a coordinated response in tackling the global emergency of non-communicable diseases before handing the stage to Sir Keith Peters.

Sharing the panel’s findings, Sir Keith congratulated the entire AMC community on its progress, noting that the rate at which things have improved and the way the AMC leadership has taken the panel’s previous recommendations are “quite extraordinary”.

Joining the dialogue session on the first day of AMAC 2022 are (L-R): Professor Sam Hawgood, Professor Victor Dzau, Professor Ivy Ng, Professor Sir Keith Peters, Duke-NUS Dean Professor Thomas Coffman, Professor Arthur Rubenstein and Professor Gillian Harvey // Credit: SingHealth

(L-R) Professor Ivy Ng watches on as Professor Thomas Coffman thanked the AMAC council for their recommendations in his closing remarks

As AMAC 2022 drew to a close, Professor Thomas Coffman and Professor Ivy Ng presented Sir Keith Peters with a token of appreciation