An announcement last week of $20 million in stabilization funding for family physicians is recognition that family medicine is in dire straits but provides hope that fundamental changes to physician compensation are coming, according to Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) president Dr. Annette Epp.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) recognized a longtime Regina physician, and former SMA president, with its inaugural SMA Service Award.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association recognized outstanding achievement in leading the province’s medical community by presenting three leadership awards Friday during its 2023 Fall Representative Assembly.
Dr. Nawal Sharma recalls his humble beginnings when reflecting on his selection as the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s (SMA) 2023 Physician of the Year.
Physicians must work for change and begin addressing racism within the medical profession, Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) president Dr. Annette Epp said at an SMA conference on racism in medicine.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is dedicated to dismantling biases and discrimination experienced by medical students, residents, and physicians. The SMA’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee hosts a one-day conference on Sept. 22, 2023, in Saskatoon entitled: Uncovering Racism in Medicine: A Pathway Forward.
Complete a form in the MySMA Member Portal to sign up for direct deposit reimbursements of SMA benefit programs, including CMPA, CME, Parental Leave and Retention Fund programs.
Physicians are urged to lend their voices as the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) take an important step in combating racism in medicine. The SMA’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and the CPSS’s Diversity and Bias Committee are conducting a joint survey on racism in the medical profession.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is dedicated to dismantling biases and discrimination experienced by medical students, residents, and physicians. Please join us for Uncovering Racism in Medicine: A Pathway Forward, a one-day Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Conference, on Sept. 22, 2023, at the Saskatoon Inn.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is unveiling a new award for 2023 – the SMA Service Award. The award will recognize the physician recipient’s contributions to the SMA on committees, the board or in other activities that support the SMA and its mission.
