CMA members have been shaping Canadian health care for more than 150 years. That opportunity to advocate for change — on a national level — is just one of the many benefits membership brings.
Join or renew today
It’s easy to become a CMA member or renew your existing membership. And since 2019, membership is free for students, residents and retired physicians. Want to learn more about membership fees? Get the details you need here.
Questions about CMA membership?
Contact our CMA Member Service Centre at memberservicecentre@cma.ca or toll-free at 1-888-855-2555 (weekdays from 8 am to 8 pm ET). We also have a convenient online request form.
Be heard. Have an impact. Make a difference.
Become part of a legacy of advocating for positive change in Canadian health care. Thanks in part to the awareness-raising efforts of CMA members, the CMA has been part of many historic health care changes, including the dramatic drop in Canadians’ tobacco use, the establishment of RRSPs, and the creation of the Canadian Cancer Society. Through the CMA, physicians across the country have a platform to connect and engage with each other on health and professional topics that matter to them.
What will you do as a CMA member?
- Shape CMA policy through member health policy proposals
- Take part in national events like the CMA Health Summit
Keep your knowledge up to date
Take advantage of access to an extensive collection of current clinical resources as a CMA member.
Medical journals, textbooks and more
- Over 1,000 textbooks and 600 full-text journals, images and videos across more than 30 medical specialities through ClinicalKey®
- Over 1,200 evidence-based Canadian clinical practice guidelines through CPG Infobase
- Large databases of electronic medical journals and textbooks
- Peer reviewed medical journals, guides, magazines and custom e-publications through CMA Joule Publications
- Canada’s leading general medical journal, CMAJ
Clinical summaries and apps
- Evidence-based point-of-care summaries through DynaMed Online — updated daily and accessible anywhere with the DynaMed Mobile app
- Point-of-care tools including clinical summaries and abstracts through Essential Evidence Plus
- Daily email summaries of the latest clinical studies through POEMs by Essential Evidence Plus
- Clinical research summaries through InfoPratique, a biweekly email (French only) created at Université Laval
- Current Canadian drug information through CPS Web — accessible anywhere with the CPS Mobile app
Other useful resources
- Help finding answers to clinical questions and tips for effective searching through the Ask a Librarian service
- Guidance on how to evaluate a patient’s medical fitness to operate motor vehicles from the CMA Driver’s Guide
- Save on a subscription to Up to Date, an evidence-based, physician-authored resource
Other discounts on transportation and phone plans are no longer available.
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Driving meaningful change in health care
Advocating on issues that matter to the profession and their patients