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| name = Alberta Medical Association |
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| founding_location = Alberta, Canada |
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| type = Organizations based in Alberta |
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| purpose = Advocacy on provincial health and medical matters |
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| leader_name = Dr. Shelley Duggan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Shelley Duggan {{!}} AMA |url=https://www.albertadoctors.org/about/who-we-are/board-of-directors/meet-your-board-members/dr-shelley-duggan/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.albertadoctors.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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At an 1889 [[Canadian Medical Association]] meeting held in [[Banff, Alberta]] the North West Territories Medical Association was founded.<ref name="Jamieson_1947">{{cite book|last=Jamieson|first=Heber Carss|title=Early Medicine in Alberta : The First Seventy-Five Years|year=1947|publisher=Canadian Medical Association - Alberta Division|location=Edmonton, Alberta|page=61|url=http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/hstns/id/91763/}}</ref> |
At an 1889 [[Canadian Medical Association]] meeting held in [[Banff, Alberta]] the North West Territories Medical Association was founded.<ref name="Jamieson_1947">{{cite book|last=Jamieson|first=Heber Carss|title=Early Medicine in Alberta : The First Seventy-Five Years|year=1947|publisher=Canadian Medical Association - Alberta Division|location=Edmonton, Alberta|page=61|url=http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/hstns/id/91763/|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721172447/http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/hstns/id/91763/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 1906, the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division was formed, as the [[College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta]].<ref name="Jamieson_1947"/> |
In 1906, the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division was formed, as the [[College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta]].<ref name="Jamieson_1947"/> |
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 20 October 2024
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| Abbreviation | AMA |
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| Predecessor |
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| Formation | 1906 |
| Founded at | Alberta, Canada |
| Type | Organizations based in Alberta |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | Advocacy on provincial health and medical matters |
Region | Alberta, Canada |
President | Dr. Shelley Duggan[1] |
| 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.[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]
Mandate and mission
[edit]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]
Affiliations
[edit]It is a provincial affiliate of the Canadian Medical Association,[2] is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of physicians and their patients on key health issues.[6]
Background
[edit]At an 1889 Canadian Medical Association meeting held in Banff, Alberta the North West Territories Medical Association was founded.[4]
In 1906, the Canadian Medical Association, Alberta Division was formed, as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.[4]
In the 1960s, the organization changed its name to the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Shelley Duggan | AMA". www.albertadoctors.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Provincial and Territorial Divisions of the CMA Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ a b Inside AMA - Who We Are - Mission and Vision Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Alberta Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Inside AMA - Who we are - History Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Alberta Medical Association, retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "CMA 2020". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
