Alberta Medical Association

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Alberta Medical Association
AbbreviationAMA
Predecessor
  • North West Territories Medical Association (1889) *Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division (1906) *Alberta Medical Association (1960s-
Formation1906;118 years ago (1906)
Founded atAlberta, Canada
TypeOrganizations based in Alberta
Legal statusactive
PurposeAdvocacy on provincial health and medical matters
Region
Alberta, Canada
President [1]
Dr. Paul Parks
President-Elect [2]
Dr. Shelley Duggan
Immediate Past President [3]
Dr. Fredrykka Rinaldi
Website https://www.albertadoctors.org/

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is a provincial affiliate of the Canadian Medical Association, established in 1889 in the Canadian province of Alberta. [4] It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care". [5]

Contents

The Alberta Medical Association was formed in 1906, as the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division and serves as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. It was predated by the North West Territories Medical Association founded in 1889 at a Canadian Medical Association meeting at Banff. [6] The association supported prepaid health insurance in the 1940s, and its advocacy helped bring about the government-created Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated. The group's name was formally changed to the Alberta Medical Association in the 1960s. [7]

Mandate and mission

It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care". [5]

Affiliations

It is a provincial affiliate of the Canadian Medical Association, [4] is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of physicians and their patients on key health issues. [8]

Background

At an 1889 Canadian Medical Association meeting held in Banff, Alberta the North West Territories Medical Association was founded. [6]

In 1906, the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division was formed, as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. [6]

In the 1960s, the organization changed its name to the Alberta Medical Association (AMA). [7]

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References

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  2. https://www.albertadoctors.org/leaders-partners/leaders/officers/president-elect Archived 25 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL ]
  3. https://www.albertadoctors.org/leaders-partners/leaders/officers/immediate-past-president [ bare URL ]
  4. 1 2 Provincial and Territorial Divisions of the CMA Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine , Canadian Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
  5. 1 2 Inside AMA - Who We Are - Mission and Vision Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Alberta Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 Jamieson, Heber Carss (1947). Early Medicine in Alberta : The First Seventy-Five Years. Edmonton, Alberta: Canadian Medical Association - Alberta Division. p. 61. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. 1 2 Inside AMA - Who we are - History Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Alberta Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
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