Medical students
As a future physician in Alberta, you have a lot to look forward to.
As a member of the Alberta Medical Association, you can access a wide variety of services, resources, benefits and leadership opportunities to help you make the most of your journey.
News for medical students
Student Spotlight: Pauwlina Cyca
January 13, 2021
Pauwlina Cyca is a first-year medical student at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. She is also a long-standing pharmacy operations executive with experience overseeing the operations of Alberta hospital outpatient pharmacies, long-term care and specialty pharmacies, 90 community pharmacies in British Columbia and the Yukon, and 41 rural and remote pharmacies in New Brunswick. She is a pharmacist who holds a graduate degree, has practiced in many provinces, is injection certified, and has additional prescribing authority in Alberta.
Student Spotlight: Maya Liepert
December 30, 2020
Maya Liepert is a caring and engaged member of the Tanuki Medical School class of 2022 at Cumming School of Medicine. In her role as co-chair of Medical Students for Gender and Sexual Diversity (GSD), she supports team communication and coordination, engagement with key stakeholder groups such as school administration, and content development for school curriculum.
Student Spotlight: Alex Corrigan
July 8, 2020
Alex Corrigan is a final-year medical student at the University of Calgary. As the past president of the Calgary Medical Students’ Association, his leadership skills were called upon during the unprecedented pandemic and lead to the launch of the Students for Healthcare Providers initiative.
Student Spotlight: Students for Health Innovation and Education (SHINE)
May 13, 2020
Students for Health Innovation and Education is a medical student-led, project-based initiative at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, where teams work with local under-served communities.
Manage your medical student membership
Find information about your AMA/CMA student membership and learn about your provincial and national representation.
We are the AMA
Get involved with the AMA and tell us what issues are important to you and your fellow medical students.
Awards, scholarships, bursaries and grants
The AMA recognizes the outstanding efforts and achievements of its member physicians, resident physicians and medical students with a wide range of awards, scholarships, bursaries and grants.
Protect your health
The AMA has a number of resources to help medical students protect their health so they can care for others.
Canadian Medical Association membership benefits for students
As a CMA member, you will join a community of thousands of physicians-in-training who are shaping the future of health care. You will also get exclusive access to partners and resource to help you build your practice and plan your future.
Insurance for medical students
If you’re a medical student and an AMA member, you can join our ADIUM Insurance Student Starter Program.
Prepare to practice
Learn about our health care system and your role as a future physician in Alberta.
Do the paperwork
Students: access all the forms you may need for AMA applications.
When to apply
Wondering when to apply for awards and grants?
