Education and Leadership

The SMA supports the lifelong learning and professional development of its members in a number of ways.

SMA Programs     

• CME Fund that reimburses practicing physicians for continuing medical education costs

• Bursaries for medical students and residents

Leadership Training, Opportunities, and Resources

• CMA/SMA In-house Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) Courses

• Clinical Quality Improvement Program
  The Clinical Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) is a 10-month course designed to build capability in leading improvement work in health care, with a focus on clinical quality improvement projects. Applications are now open for the fourth cohort and will close on May 17th, 2019.

• Canadian Certified Physician Executive (CCPE) Program
  A standard for physician leadership

  • Canadian Society of Physician Leaders

  • Download the CCPE Candidate Handbook

Educational Resources

• Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership

• CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

• CanMEDS-Family Medicine: College of Family Physicians of Canada 

• Practice Enhancement Program 

• Continuing Professional Learning, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan       

• Online CME courses presented by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA login required) 

• Continuing Medical Education and Professional Developement, University of Calgary