Stakeholders

Over the years, CAIR has enjoyed great successes developing policy papers and advocating for residents on issues such as Primary Care, Licensure Requirements, changes to the Medical Council of Canada Exams, Resident Well Being, International Medical Graduates, and Resident Debt Relief.

Through CAIR, residents have a seat on committees and councils of almost all the major national medical bodies. These stakeholders include:

In medical education & professionalism issues:

• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
• College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
• Canadian Association of Internal Medicine Program Directors (CAIMPD)
• Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
• Canadian Post-MD Education Registry (CAPER)
• Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME)

In medical policy and advocacy issues:

• Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
• Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)
• The Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC)
• Canadian Medical Forum (CMF)
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
• Medical Council of Canada (MCC)
• The Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS)

For more information about these and other health-related organizations, please visit the Stakeholders section of our eLibrary here.