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:
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:
  • 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.
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