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Welcome to Hamilton Academy of Medicine

The Hamilton Academy of Medicine is a voluntary association funded by physicians for physicians. We inform, educate & represent more than 700 physicians in Hamilton acting as the District 4 branch society of the Ontario Medical Association. The office is no longer open to the public.

Use HamiltonDoctors.ca to find answers to some of the common questions received weekly from the public. Hamilton is currently experiencing a critical doctor shortage in many areas of medicine.

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Hamilton Academy of Medicine Golf Day
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Copetown Woods Golf Course

Come enjoy a fun filled afternoon of golf with your colleagues.                                                  

To register contact the Academy Office at info@hamiltondoctors.ca

 
Recent Media

Waterdown doc is golden in the Horseshoe November 17, 2011

A family physician from Waterdown has just been named the Golden Horseshoe Doctor of the Year. Dr. Randy Cross was presented the award by the Ontario Medical Association’s District 4 – representing physicians from Niagara Falls to Oakville…

Healthcare Hot Topic

Cuts to Healthcare Will Impact Patient Access to Services and Care
May 7, 2012

Today the McGuinty government turned their backs on Ontario doctors, choosing to act unilaterally to impose cuts to fees and programs rather than working with physicians to protect health care...

Walkom: McGuinty's hard line with OMA sure to create grumpy docs
May 8, 2012

Politically, Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government is trying to make an example of the province’s doctors. It wants to beat back their income demands in order to show that no public sector worker is exempt from restraint.

It wants their heads impaled on metaphorical pikes.

How else to explain Health Minister Deb Matthews’ decision to abruptly call off negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association and unilaterally impose a new fee structure?...