Ontario Medical Association

• OMA worried residency policy change could deter international physicians

  The government recently changed rules for international medical school graduates looking to do their residency in Ontario.

  Health

  Oct 14
  
• Ontario doctors awarded compensation increases, family docs to be paid for admin work

  Ontario's doctors have a new, four-year agreement with the province that will give them increased general compensation and see family doctors paid for administrative work.

  Health

  Sep 18
  
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• Ontario to boost rural, northern primary and emergency care in agreement with OMA

  The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new Physician Services Agreement.

  Health

  Apr 22
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• Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians

  The number of students who are looking at fields outside of family medicine is a growing issue, according to the Ontario Medical Association

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2024
• ‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam

  As the Ontario Medical Association continues to sound the alarm over a family doctor shortage, one doctor said a move toward American-style health care is 'happening already.'

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2024
• ‘Sounding the alarm’: 1 in 4 Ontarians could be without family doctor by 2026, groups say

  In just two years, roughly a quarter of Ontarians could be without a family doctor, according to the Ontario Medical Association and Ontario College of Family Physicians.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2024
• ‘Dire consequence’: Ontario doctors pitch plan for buckling health-care sector

  The Ontario Medical Association is pitching an 11-point plan to address weaknesses in the health-care system, with primary care the main priority.

  Politics

  Jan 16, 2024
• Female medical specialists get fewer referrals, lower pay compared to men: study

  Research from the OMA has found male specialists get more referrals and higher billings, leading to a noticeable gender pay gap between male and female physicians.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Ontario family doctors facing burnout, shortage to worsen, OMA says

  They say as of March 2022, there were 2.2 million Ontarians who didn't have a regular family doctor, an increase of 450,000 people in just two years.

  Health

  May 31, 2023
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• Peterborough Regional Health Centre receives $3.4M for after-hours doctors work

  Dr. Lynn Mikula, president and CEO of Peterborough Regional Health Centre says new funding for doctors will support after-hours care and allow for more stable after-hours coverage.

  Health

  May 19, 2023