Stonechurch Family Health Centre (SFHC) is a bustling and innovative family practice in the rapidly growing east Hamilton mountain community. As one of McMaster University’s original residency teaching units, we are proud of our well-established excellence in learner-centered education.
Our diverse patient population and experienced educators offer residents an appropriate balance between clinical learning and structured teaching sessions. Our inter-professional team includes physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and system navigator, as well as in-house consultants: psychiatrists and a sports medicine specialist. Preceptors have a variety of areas of interest, including: obstetrics, women’s health, care of the elderly, mental health, procedures, palliative care, sports medicine, and dermatology.
Residents: 40
Preceptors: 18
Approximate number of patients: 17,600 patients
Part of the McMaster Family Health Team
MD, CCFP, MSc
Assistant Professor
Education Coordinator
Dr. Amanda Ramdyal is Family Physician and joined the Department of Family Medicine in 2016 as a locum, and then became an Assistant Professor in 2017. She has a strong clinical interest in women’s health and sexual health. Dr. Ramdyal is a staff physician at Stonechurch Family Health Centre, as well as with Hamilton Public Health Sexual Health Clinic. She has a special research interest in prevention, screening and management of sexually transmitted infections.
Dip.HR, Cert. ACR
Senior Education Associate