CMA provides FREE memberships to medical students and residents. Shape the future of medicine with invaluable leadership and advocacy training, professional development, access to scholarships, grants, and more!
CMA empowers its members through leadership opportunities at the local, state and national level. CMA provides the training and resources to strengthen your CV while shaping state and federal health care policies.
CMA and its county societies provide many avenues to get involved, including opportunities to volunteer; serve on a committee, council or board; and shape the future of the profession.
Through events and forums, CMA connects you directly to your peers to collaborate on and advocate for policies that uniquely impact medical students and residents.
CMA offers the next generation of physician leadership the chance to shape the future of medicine by encouraging participation in all levels of the organization.
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Service, leadership and advocacy are the heart of medicine, and the California Medical Association is an essential part of being the kind of doctor that our communities and country needs."
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"The programs, staff resources and support available through the CMA are of excellent quality. Whether in the domains of legislative advocacy, member services, educational resources, assistance with medical staff issues and public policy – the CMA team is experienced, accomplished, and readily available to assist."
"The work CMA does is only possible thanks to the collective strength of our physician members. It is when we act in concert with one another and speak with one voice that we can be most effective in shaping the future of health care and building a system that works for our patients."
"Now, more than ever, we need physician voices to be heard in Sacramento. CMA's advocacy on issues important to the practice of medicine is critical to shaping California's health policy and protecting our patients and a physician’s ability to make the best decisions on their behalf.