Membership and Benefit Programs

How to Join the YMA

To become a Full Member of the YMA you will need to:

1. be registered, licensed and in good standing with the Yukon Medical Council

2. be a resident of the Yukon

3. complete the Membership Application Form (pdf)

4. pay the Full Member dues

Benefit Programs Access

YMA Full Members
access to all funds, contingent on meeting individual fund eligibility criteria
YMA Visiting Specialist Members
access to CME Program only
Resident non-YMA physicians and visiting locums
access to CMPA Program only

NOTE: Resident non-YMA physicians can access all funds by payment of an annual administration fee, effective each April 1.

Benefit Programs

CME Program

To assist resident physicians with continuing medical education costs.

CMPA Program

To reimburse eligible physicians for their CMPA dues on a biannual basis.
This program is available to resident non-YMA physicians and visiting locums.

Locum Support Fund

To assist resident physicians in attracting locum physicians by subsidizing reasonable and usual expenses and overhead expenses.

Parental Benefits Program

To provide partial income replacement for a physician parent who wants to take a temporary leave from Yukon practice following the birth/adoption of a child.

New Grads of CCFP (5-year return of service agreement)

To recruit recently graduated family physicians to Yukon, by providing financial incentives.

New Grads of RCPSC (5-year return of service agreement)

To recruit recently graduated specialists to Yukon, by providing financial incentives.

Office Renovation Program

To assist Yukon family physicians with expenses for office renovations required to accommodate a newly-recruited physician.

Office Start Up Program (2-year return of service agreement)

To assist newly-recruited family physicians with setting up an office.

Preceptor Support Program

To encourage Yukon physicians to become preceptors for visiting post-graduate residents and under graduate medical students.

Physician Relocation Program (2-year return of service agreement)

To assist recruited physicians with their relocation costs.

Recruitment Program (3-year return of service agreement)

To promote the recruitment of new physicians to Yukon, by providing financial incentives.

Retention Program (3-year return of service agreement)

To promote the retention of practicing physicians in Yukon, by providing financial incentives.

UpToDate Fund

Provides an annual YMA group subscription to UpToDate, free to Full Members.