From the CEO

My initial priority when starting as CEO of the AMC in 2018 was to provide the organisation with a strong sense of direction. This was achieved through the development of the Strategic Plan 2018-2028. The Strategic Plan has now been through its first year of implementation and has served its purpose well in both guiding and driving the AMC’s governance and operations and, I am pleased to report, leading to strong performance and innovative approaches to our business. These outcomes are reflected throughout this report and particularly in the several stories in the Highlights section. 

Philip Pigou – Chief Executive Officer

While it maps out the next decade, the Strategic Plan is very much a living document. It enables us to continually look at the AMC business to ensure it is not just on track, but best placed to continue to meet the AMC’s purpose to ensure that standards of education, training and assessment in the medical profession promote and protect the health of the Australian community.

I am confident that the AMC’s strong governance and management over the past year and going forward, underpinned by the Strategic Plan, will ensure our business has the people, resources, information and technology to support excellence in operations, to allow us to adapt and innovate, and to provide the financial security for the business to be sustainable for the long term.

However, to achieve this it will be imperative that AMC has external support. The support of our members, the support of all organisations across the medical continuum and the support of regulatory agencies and government. Relationships though are not with organisations – they are with people. With almost every aspect of the AMC’s operations relying on these relationships it is critical that our sector engages with trust, integrity, high standards, leadership, and excellence. It is only through relationships based on sound values, open dialogue and support that the AMC will be sustainable and provide the best service possible. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank AMC’s Directors, Members and Committees for their expertise, leadership and generosity in committing their time to the AMC. I look forward to their continued guidance of the AMC over the next twelve months.

Thank you also to AMC’s staff. Your professionalism and dedication to the AMC, its purpose and values, has been instrumental in meeting AMC’s many challenges and opportunities over the year. None of AMC’s achievements would be possible without you. 

In closing I am pleased to report that in June 2019 the AMC renewed its Agreement with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to continue to exercise accreditation functions for the medical profession for a five-year period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024. The AMC looks forward to continuing to serve the Australian community in this role.