As we call for additional undergraduate and postgraduate positions to be created we are sensitive to the financial stress medical and postgraduate students are facing today. A recent CMA position paper calls on governments to increase funding to medical schools to alleviate the pressures driving tuition increases, and to develop better financial support systems for students. To that end CMA and MDM have contributed 1.7 million dollars to a new medical student bursary program to be administered by the Divisions for students in financial need. Professional Development and MDM The Association's advocacy on behalf of physicians and the public is just one of its core strategies. CMA also offers many opportunities for professional development.
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The CMA has a comprehensive source of professional services designed by physicians for physicians. CMA Online has become an indispensable tool for the contemporary doctor. The new CMA Infobase for Clinical Practice Guidelines that was launched last month is the most comprehensive database of Clinical Practice Guidelines, or CPGs, on the Internet in Canada. Think of CMA Infobase as an electronic filing system in your home or office with fast access to over 2000 CPGs. CMA members continue to rate the financial services of MD Management Limited as a valuable membership benefit.