Total Number of Communication Reports: 153
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 30 (2008-02-13 to 2008-08-07) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
Organization: |
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada / L’Association des facultés de médecine du Canada
265 Carling Avenue Suite 800 Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1 Canada |
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Telephone number: | 613-730-0687 | ||||||
Fax number: | 613-730-1196 | ||||||
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Nick Busing, President and CEO | ||||||
Description of the organization's activities: | The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada is the national voice for the 17 Canadian medical faculties. In its advocacy role, AFMC actively engages government and key stakeholders on public policy debates related to health, medical education and research funding, issues on health human resources and medical education. AFMC also manages a rigorous system of accreditation at both the undergraduate and continuing medical education levels for all 17 Canadian faculties of medicine. The Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER) is the active data-gathering and research arm of the organization with an interest in the post-M.D. clinical education of physicians in Canada. Finally, AFMC's Social Accountability Initiative (SAI) acknowledges and promotes the role of faculties of medicine in Canada in ensuring access to and quality of the system in order to meet the health needs of the population through interprofessionals models of education and care delivery, by addressing issues of professionalism and engaging with other key stakeholders in the areas of public health, Aboriginal health and end-of-life palliative care issues and with young leaders to look at what the health care system will be like in the future.AFMC also recently received funding from Health Canada to conduct a project on The Future of Medical Education in Canada. | ||||||
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Our membership includes the Deans and faculty members at the 17 faculties of medicine of Canada as well as health care organizations that deal with accreditation, physician training and international students. | ||||||
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-03-31 | ||||||
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Name: | Nick Busing |
Position title: | President & CEO |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | IRVING GOLD |
Position title: | Vice President, External Affairs |
Public offices held: | No |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Science and Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Lobbied for:The potential role of the faculties of medicine in contributing to an increased medical workforce, entrance opportunities that would allow for more flexibility and policies with regards to IMGs.Our reaction to the S&T strategy, including where S&T responses should go.Health human resources, the future of medical education in Canada, ROI of health research expenditures - multiple initiativesThe role of Knowledge Transfer / Knowledge Translation in health research, interprofessional accreditation project, the Canadian Medical Forum - Updates Medical education and health research fundingHealth human resource planningScience and technologyMedical Education Innovation FundInternational KT PanelHealth human resources, the future of medical education in Canada, The Canadian Medical Forum - Update, Return on Investment (ROI) of health research expenditures - multiple initiatives, the role of Knowledge Transfer / Knowledge Translation in health research and interprofessional accreditation project.Briefing on AFMC and several current projectsAFMC proposal to extend project funding (the Future of Medical Education project) to include both Post-Graduate Medical Education and CPDAFMC proposal: Medical Education Innovation FundAFMC proposal to repatriate Canadian IMGs: third year electives, fourth year in Canada, feasibility of accrediting overseas faculties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | IMGsUGME accreditationClinical teachersVISA traineesHealth Human ResourcesFaculty of Medicine ExpansionHealth Research FundingMedical EducationInter-professional practiceAFMC social accountability initiatives including professionalism, aboriginal health needs, public health, end-of-life/palliative care and Francophone miniorities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
Name | From | To |
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The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada/L’Association des facultés de médecine du Canada | 2008-08-07 | 2024-05-16 |
Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Constance Leblanc | 2023-07-01 | 2024-05-16 |
Geneviève Moineau | 2013-06-01 | 2023-07-01 |
Nick Busing | 2007-08-07 | 2013-06-01 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
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