[2] It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care".

[4] The association supported prepaid health insurance in the 1940s, and its advocacy helped bring about the government-created Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated.

[5] It describes itself as an "advocate for its physician members, providing leadership and support for their role in the provision of quality health care".

[3] It is a provincial affiliate of the Canadian Medical Association,[2] is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of physicians and their patients on key health issues.

[4] In the 1960s, the organization changed its name to the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).