Alberta Medical Association

Alberta Medical Association
AbbreviationAMA
Predecessor
  • North West Territories Medical Association (1889)
  • Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division (1906)
  • Alberta Medical Association (1960s-present)
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
Dr. Shelley Duggan[1]
Websitehttps://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.[2] It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care".[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ "Dr. Shelley Duggan | AMA". www.albertadoctors.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CMA_2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMA_2009_mission was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jamieson_1947 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMA_2009_history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).