Welcome
PCTA
The Physician Clinical Teachers' Association was established in 2008 to address the need for a democratic organization to effectively represent the interests of the physician clinical faculty of NOSM University.
Mission
The objectives of the Association include "to act as a bargaining unit representing the physician clinical teachers of NOSM U" as well as to act as a vehicle "to unify the physician clinical teachers of NOSM U and to promote harmony and understanding amongst them and the medical profession at large."
In addition, the Association is directed "to assist and encourage Physician Clinical Teachers to continually increase their professional knowledge, skills and proficiency," with membership in the PCTA being limited to Physician Clinical Teachers of NOSM U who are in good standing with the OMA and hold a current CPSO certificate of registration.
Organization
The PCTA holds an annual meeting of the members to elect the Board and present the audited financial statements. The PCTA Board elects the PCTA executive. Board meetings are held monthly or at the direction of the President. The Board appoints representatives to the Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) Board and NOSM U committees requesting PCTA representation.
PCTA appointees represent the majority on the NOAMA Board and its sub-committees.
Membership Fees
PCTA members have agreed to cover the organization's operational expenses through an annual allocation from the AFP Funding based on the budget approved at the Annual General Meeting of members. PCTA Board members and PCTA committee appointees are remunerated following the OMA guidelines and the PCTA Compensation Policy.
Associated Organizations
The PHP promotes prevention and early identification of health issues and supports health professionals, their families and workplaces.
The PHP provides confidential support for individuals who are struggling with substance use and mental health concerns, as well as with other behaviours that have a personal and professional impact. The PHP also offers support and education to physician leaders, hospitals, and other worksites; as well as to anyone else who is concerned about a loved one or colleague. Our services are aimed at supporting a culture of medicine that values prevention, early identification and intervention of health concerns, that supports both the health professional, their loved ones, and the workplace.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), created in 2002, made history by becoming Canada’s first independent medical university—now known as NOSM University—on April 1, 2022.
NOSM University is one of the greatest medical education success stories of Canada. Born of a grassroots movement, NOSM University is a made-in-the-North solution to regional health care inequalities. Its internationally recognized distributed, community-engaged learning (DCEL) model is distinctive and has grown into something extraordinary.
This education model requires NOSM University to have strong ties and engagement with remote, rural, Indigenous and Francophone communities. It features partnerships and collaborations with more than 500 organizations, in more than 90 communities, and with more than 1,800 clinical, human, and medical sciences faculty dispersed across all of Northern Ontario.