Report to the AGM
About the AGM
The 2024 AGM took place on May 2, from 7 to 10 p.m. The in-person meeting was held in District 9, Sudbury, Ont.
Learn more about this year's meeting“Success for the OMA will be measured by how effective we can be at advocating for our members’ needs at this critical time for the health-care system. We need to get doctors a good deal at the negotiation table to keep pace with inflation, advocate for real solutions to fix the crisis in health-care and offer great products and services that meet members’ needs” — Kimberly Moran, CEO
By the numbers: 2023-24
Whether it's in the media, at the negotiating table, or when dealing with the government — our mission is to advocate for and support doctors. Here are some of the results of this year.
The OMA negotiated $448 million in new funding for physician compensation, and played a key role in securing $546 million in new funding for physician-led team-based care. The OMA also moved up Year 1 arbitration for the 2024-28 Physician Services Agreement to May, so physicians can receive their raises sooner.
In 2023-24, 53 of the OMA’s 87 recommendations from the white paper, Prescription for Ontario: Doctors’ 5-Point Plan for Better Health Care, were actioned by the province, including 15 solutions for northern Ontario. Other milestones this year include 119 meetings with the premier, ministers and MPPs to discuss critical issues facing Ontario’s doctors; 18 submissions in support of doctors, responding to new government legislation and college policies; and three of our key solutions on advocacy, issues and policy, and compensation were prioritized and are being actioned by physicians through the General Assembly to address systemic health-care issues.
OMA leaders were interviewed by reporters over 350 times, leading to over 7,500 mentions in the media, in 2023-24. OMA and Forms Committee advocacy work led to 12 government forms being improved or eliminated. There were 30 physician leaders who graduated from the Rotman-OMA Physician Leadership program, and four with a scholarship for the Global Executive MBA for Health Care and Life Science. Other highlights this year include 41 original interviews from doctors for member-facing channels such as the OMR, OMA.org, podcasts and videos; over 6,000 members engaged in OMA district events on Ontario Health Teams, advocacy, continuing education, financial wellness and more; and over 2,500 physicians were helped by the OMA Physician Health Program with confidential services in mental health and addiction, physician health and well-being programming.
As part of the OMA Membership Tour, leadership visited 22 communities across 11 districts in Ontario in 2023-24. The Ontario Medical Foundation awarded 133 bursaries totalling $375,500 of support to medical students. OMA Insurance returned more than $9.7 million in premiums to members in 2023; there are now 32,901 members protected by OMA Insurance. And 58 per cent of the OMA board and executive team are now women, including CEO Kimberly Moran.
The Physician Services Committee is responsible for implementing the current Physician Services Agreement. Some of their successes recently include permanently implementing a 2.01 per cent fee increase from the 2021 Physician Services Agreement; allocating $12.5 million for new groups to access HOCC funding; 32 rural and northern communities went up in FTE based on complement review; 617 FHO spots filled since the start of the agreement; ten of 11 Appropriateness Working Group proposals were finalized; and increases to APPs including London Neurosurgery Group, Northwest and Northeast Regional Surgical Networks, Ontario Telestroke Program, Rural and Northern Physician Group Agreement, and Vascular Surgeons Thunder Bay.
The OMA consists of 48,795 members spread across four networks, including 43 per cent in primary care; 35 per cent in medical; 16 per cent in surgical; and 6 per cent in diagnostic. Broken down by career stage, 39 per cent of OMA members are established; 20 per cent are late in their careers; 15 per cent are starting their careers; 11 per cent are retired; 4 per cent are medical students; 1 per cent are residents; and 10 per cent fall under other stages. There are 49 sections that share information and influence decisions.
OMA members are spread across Ontario, with 1,467 members in District 1; 3,373 members in District 2; 2,547 members in District 3; 5,435 members in District 4; 7,482 members in District 5; 2,246 members in District 6; 1,649 members in District 7; 5,714 members in District 8; 1,512 members in District 9; 730 members in District 10; 13,062 members in District 11; and 2,031 members who are out of province.