Physicians
Supporting your financial health

From the time you begin your practice to retirement, the Alberta Medical Association and Canadian Medical Association support you by:
- Negotiating on your behalf.
- Managing compensation programs and offering billing help.
- Helping you manage practical aspects of your practice.
- Offering financial products such as insurance and investment services.
Negotiating for you
Compensation

Physician Support Programs
Learn about our physician support programs as outlined in the AMA's agreement with the Government of Alberta.

Compensation & billing
Learn about the complex process for dividing the funding negotiated for the SOMB among the AMA physician sections, and get help with billing issues.

Billing help
Get help from the AMA that includes a link to the SOMB, answers to your billing questions and information about upcoming billing seminars.

Uninsured services
View a list of some examples of uninsured services (services not covered by the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan) and find information on the role of the HIA in accessing medical records.

Allocation
Allocation describes how funding changes for physician services flow from the AMA Agreement to the Schedule of Medical Benefits (SOMB) and other physician payments.

Clinical Alternative Relationship Plan (ARP)
Learn more about the clinical ARP physician compensation model.

Economic indicators
Find out how physician compensation relates to measures such as CPI and physician compensation in other provinces.
Practice support

AMA's Physician and Family Support Program
Contact the AMA's PFSP for confidential help with personal and professional issues. Call us 24/7/365 at 1-877-767-4637.

Electronic Medical Records
Learn about the AMA’s goals for EMRs and how these goals can be achieved.

AMA Physician Locum Services®
Physician Locum Services® benefits both physicians in rural areas and locum physicians.

Preparing for retirement
Retiring from medicine? Here are tips and resources to help with your transition.
Financial products

Insurance
Save on insurance costs through our highly competitive ADIUM Insurance group insurance plans.

MD Financial Management and Scotiabank Healthcare+
With over 50 years of experience, MD Financial Management is the only national financial services firm dedicated exclusively to the financial well-being of physicians and their families. The Scotiabank Healthcare+ Physician Banking Program leverages Scotiabank's wide range of products, services, and expertise to create solutions that meet the varied financial considerations of students, residents, practicing and retired physicians.
Manage your forms
Publications

News for Docs
News for Docs is a daily email newsletter containing news items of interest to Alberta physicians. We scour news sources daily to bring you curated content every day. Sign up to receive our curated newsletter

Newsletters & Magazines
AMA members receive our digital publications, including our magazine Alberta Doctors' Digest, the MD Scope and Section News newsletters, our news clips service News for Docs, and more!

Publications
The AMA publishes books, documents and other resources to assist members in their practice. Some of our most prominent and frequently used are listed here.