Professional Development
Additional information:
Society
of Rural Physicians of Canada
Ontario
Medical Association (OMA)
The Ontario Medical
Association is the professional association representing
the physicians of Ontario. The OMA is the provincial division
of the Canadian Medical Association.
The OMA is governed by a Board of Directors that includes representatives from each health region in Ontario and each OMA section, including the Section of Rural Medicine, which is described later under Other Organizations Supporting Rural Physicians.
Additional information
Membership in the Ontario Medical Association is available on an annual basis. The OMA provides the following for its members:
Membership in the Ontario Medical Association is available on an annual basis. The OMA provides the following for its members:
Member benefits and services including:
- Endorsed service providers
- Insurance programs
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Continuing medical education
Practice support:
- Office practice management
- Billing advice and assistance
- Locum and placement
- Policy and position papers opportunities
Advocacy:
- Government relations
- Managing the medical services budget
- Negotiations
- Interaction with the public
Communications:
- Website and publications
Practice Support
The Ontario Medical Association, and its ‘parent’, the Canadian Medical Association, offer a number of services that benefit the new rural physician. These include:
The Ontario Medical Association, and its ‘parent’, the Canadian Medical Association, offer a number of services that benefit the new rural physician. These include:
- Office practice management advice and consulting,
- Billing advice,
- Physician Locum Services,
- Professional development programs,
- Clinical Practice Guidelines, and
- Mediation services and ‘Healthy Business Partnerships’ workshops.