The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and most influential organization representing the voices of hundreds of thousands of physicians, residents and medical students across the United States. Founded in 1847, the AMA works to advance the interests of physicians and patients by advocating for policies that improve access to quality care, strengthen the patient-physician relationship, promote physician autonomy and wellbeing, advance science and technology, and uphold the high medical ethics of the profession. The AMA’s mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
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At Doctors of BC, we make a meaningful difference in improving health care for British Columbians by working alongside our physician members to achieve quality patient care through the promotion of engagement, collaboration, and physician leadership.
Our goal is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of British Columbia with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward.
As partners in progress, we help make sure the voices of BC’s doctors are heard throughout the government, media, and public. We advocate for a fair health care system for all patients.
We are governed by physician members who are elected annually to the Board of Directors. Our President serves as primary spokesperson. In addition, Doctors of BC members contribute to over 60 committees that advocate for issues of importance to physicians, and to the citizens of BC.