The 2022 SMA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was successfully conducted on 24 April 2022, with the 62nd Council and SMA Members in attendance.
SMA President Dr Tan Yia Swam started the proceedings by thanking Members for attending the AGM via teleconference. She highlighted the following key points during the President's message:
- Post-COVID-19 – challenges that remain for the profession, continued engagement with takeholders on relevant issues.
- Junior doctors' welfare – including harassment/ bullying concerns.
Honorary Secretary Dr Ng Chew Lip then highlighted the ground rules for the teleconferencing AGM, and referred Members to the SMA Annual Report 2021/2022 themed "Advocating Change".
Honorary Treasurer Dr Daniel Lee Hsien Chieh presented the 2021 accounts for SMA, of which he highlighted an operating surplus of $414K (excluding investment accounts) in 2021. The accounts for SMA Pte Ltd (SMAPL) were presented by Adj Prof Tan Sze Wee, Chairperson of SMAPL. SMAPL's profit and loss statement largely depends on the performance of its investments. For 2021, SMAPL's investment account achieved a net profit of $923K after tax, which includes a dividend income of $226K.
Dr Chong Yeh Woei, Chairperson of the SMA Charity Fund (SMACF), reported that SMACF awarded bursaries to 57 medical students in 2021, disbursing a total of $285,000.
Members present affirmed the SMA Council's proposal to elect Prof Tan Chorh Chuan as an SMA Honorary Member. The Honorary Membership will be conferred during the SMA Annual Dinner, to be held in November this year.
Elections for the 63rd SMA Council were then conducted, and Dr Tan Yia Swam was re-elected as SMA President for her third term. Following which, the election for the executive committee was conducted.
The AGM also approved the appointment of A/Prof Cheong Pak Yean to replace Dr Tan Cheng Bock as a Trustee of the SMAPL.
With that, the AGM was concluded.
