Empower Clinics Inc. announced Dr. Tyler Coupal, MD (Dr. Coupal) as its British Columbia Medical Director effective February 1, 2022. The Company intends for Dr. Coupal to lead the launch of COVID-19 testing services within the province. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia ("CPSBC") requires all facilities
to be recognized under its Diagnostic Accreditation Program ("DAP"). A medical director who
is a registered physician with the CPSBC is required to oversee all specimen collection
procedures, transportation, and laboratory processing as part of the DAP. The Company is
submitting the first of many DAP applications this week under the guidance of Dr. Coupal.
Upon recognition of DAP accreditation, the Company will be in the position to offer COVID-19
testing in British Columbia. Dr. Coupal is a registered physician with the CPSBC and a specialist fellow of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Radiology. Prior to beginning
clinical practice, he completed his medical internship and residency at the University of British
Columbia's Royal Columbian and Vancouver General Hospitals, respectively.