Membership Information

Why become a Member?

Our strength is in our members. Together we can make a difference

• CAPIH is a means to renew alumni and old friendships
• It is a helpful guide to seek consultation and provide referrals to qualified physicians
• Get to know your neighbors (through the CAPIH directory)
• Enjoy the CAPIH Quarterly - explore your writing talents by contributing to the CAPIH Quarterly
• Enjoy the local group meetings, Provincial Chapter meetings, social events, conducted tours (CME tours), CME’s locally and nationally, thus keeping updated with what is currently happening.
• A means to access professional help from colleagues.
• Recognition of outstanding contributions in treatment, research or community activities.
• Recognition of budding talents in medical schools or in research
• Information and support for young physicians from experienced senior physicians
• Mentorship programs
• A conduit to give back to the community we live in, as well as well as to those that trained us.
• Financial benefits through the potential of buying power, i.e.: Airline tickets, mortgages, insurance.
• Discover like minded people
• Make a positive impact on healthcare:
  • Increasing efficiency, economy or effectiveness
  • Bringing about policy changes for better outcome
  • EMR adoption
  • Remuneration
  • Building on the positive contributions that the IMG’s unique experiences bring to Canada
  • Initiating sound healthcare policies based on experience
• CAPIH Charitable Foundation is an arm of CAPIH. It was establish to provide bursaries and offer medical assistance to those with little or no access due to it’s on facing after affects of natural or manmade calamities.
  • To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply and expend from time to time all or part thereof and/or the income therefrom for the following charitable purposes:
    • to make donations to registered Canadian charities and to universities outside Canada prescribed to be universities the student body of which ordinarily includes students from Canada;
• Future plans include:
  • Assistance with medical education especially in the latest discoveries and equipment
  • Providing ready access to public healthcare knowledge

Observership program

Making observership opportunities available to both Canadians and Immigrants receiving their medical education from foreign countries. The primary goals of this program are:

• Familiarize the IMG’s with the style of practice in Canada, including EMR (methodology, language , prescription, coding and phrases commonly used, methods of dealing with patients, nurses, physicians and hospitals, ordering lab / X-ray and other tests etc, in short, adapting to the system in Canada. It gives them an opportunity to learn or to refresh their memory of their medical practice that both the Physician preceptors and candidates must adhere to.

Benefits

• Network, Leadership opportunities, on-line membership directory
• Keep current with the developments and learn from experiences of others
• Enhance your career
• Engage in charitable activities
• Become part of the healthcare advocacy group
• Opportunity in setting the direction of CAPIH

Have fun practicing medicine; be of benefit to those around you through caring and sharing.

How to Register

• Electronically: Use the website registration page: Click here
• Paper: Please complete membership application form and mail or fax along with a cheque or credit card information
  Click here to download the form