Patrick Sammut Replaces Martin Balzan As Medical Association President
Patrick Sammut has been elected as the Malta Medical Association’s new president, succeeding Martin Balzan who spent the last 24 years alternating between the roles of president and secretary and did not contest the recent elections.
Federica Apap Bologna has assumed the role of vice president while Aaron Schembri is general secretary, Lara Gerada is treasurer and Jeffrey Bonnici is international secretary.
The newly-elected category representatives are:
Directors/Chairmen of Departments, Consultants and full-time members of Academic Staff at the University of Malta – Neville Azzopardi.
Resident specialists and higher specialist trainees – Sarah Catania.
Basic specialist trainees and foundation doctors – Matthew Buttigieg.
Medical officers in health centres and GP trainees – Dale Brincat.
Specialists and family doctors not engaged primarily in full time service with government – Kenneth Vassallo.
All other members not included in the above categories – Joseph Portelli Demajo.
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