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The "voice of the AMA" – Published regularly throughout the year, the President's Letter informs you about Alberta Medical Association positions on key and complex issues in Alberta’s health care.
Read the October 23 President's Letter
Here is AMA Fact Checkup – Issue 2. In this issue, we check and correct government on statements they have made.
Every day, misinformation about the health care system – often coming from government talking points – gets amplified and repeated in media coverage and on social media. For physicians, evidence matters. The barrage of misleading commentary is beyond frustrating.
Today we are launching a major advertising campaign.
The main message is this: Government is not listening to physicians. Decisions are being made without application of relevant expertise. Our system needs informed reform.
This is my first President’s Letter. I am honoured to take on this role. I will have your back and fight with everything I’ve got.
Comments on the most recent President's Letter are enabled and welcome. You may also contact the AMA President by email at [email protected].
Below you will find previous issues of The President's Letter. For older issues no longer on the website, contact us.
Last week we launched our pre-election information program to help keep health care front and center during the election. There are seven main issues that are important to physicians and their patients. Today we release the second issue: Health Human Resources. We conclude with three key questions for candidates and political parties to answer.
I’ve received many emails from members regarding the first round CaRMS results.
An overview of unfilled positions in the 2023 R-1 main residency match and information on international medical graduate eligibility.
I am writing to share with you information about the 2022 Medical Liability Reimbursement top-up payments that will be issued shortly by Alberta Health.
The first round CaRMS numbers from last week are alarming. We have 42 unmatched family medicine residency positions in Alberta. In BC there are two; in Saskatchewan, none.
Today we launch a public information program to help ensure that health care remains front and center for Albertans in the coming provincial election.
The 2022-23 Continuing Medical Education Program provides a benefit of $2,200 per physician and is administered by the AMA.
Government is moving forward with the Modernizing Alberta’s Primary Health Care System (MAPS) initiative.
The Representative Forum held a productive two-day meeting March 10 and 11 in Calgary.
Following media reports on a study that identified explicit anti-Indigenous bias among some Alberta physicians, I have released a statement.