He has held numerous important and demanding positions within the Association, including Chair of the Taskforce on Indigenous Health and the Committee on the Care of Older People as well as serving on the General Practice, Public Health, Therapeutics, and Doctors in Training committees.
“During his long and distinguished record of service, he has been at the forefront of many issues pivotal to the health care system,” Hambleton said.
He said as AMA President Haikerwal confronted the spectre of medical racism and led the association in condemning abuse of international medical graduates.
