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Services & Benefits for Medical Students

As a future physician in Alberta, you have a lot to look forward to.

As a member of the Alberta Medical Association, you can access a wide variety of services, resources, benefits and leadership opportunities to help you make the most of your journey.

Join | Manage your Membership

Keeping track of your membership is easy online. Below you can access the information you’ll need to stay current with the Alberta Medical Association and make the most of your membership.

As you navigate through this section of the website, you’ll see many reasons to belong to the AMA.

We are the AMA

Get involved with the AMA and tell us what issues are important to you and your fellow medical students.

Awards, Scholarships, Bursaries and Grants

The AMA recognizes the outstanding efforts and achievements of its member physicians, resident physicians and medical students with a wide range of awards, scholarships, bursaries and grants.

Protect your health

It is never too early or too late in your career to learn the value of caring for yourself in order to care for others. The AMA has a number of resources to help medical students protect their health so they can care for others.

Preparing to practice

Learn about our health care system and your role as a future physician in Alberta.

Insurance for Medical Students

If you’re a medical student and an AMA member, you can join our ADIUM Insurance Student Starter Program.

Submit your story to Student Spotlight in Alberta Doctors’ Digest

Do you have an experience that you think will make your colleagues exclaim, “Wow! That’s neat!”? We’re keen for inspirational and fascinating stories of students doing extraordinary things for the Student Spotlight column in our digital magazine, Alberta Doctors’ Digest.

Canadian Medical Association membership benefits for students

As a CMA member, you will join a community of thousands of physicians-in-training who are shaping the future of health care.

Becoming a CMA member gives you a voice when it matters most. Together with CMA, we can build a more accessible, sustainable health system, where patients are partners and providers are supported as people as well as professionals. Together, we have impact.

Learn more about CMA membership