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Physician Leadership Institute Courses

Doctors Manitoba is pleased to offer Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) courses to our members.

New course offerings will be listed here and shared with members through our events page, and weekly member newsletter.

Upcoming Courses:

Inclusive Leadership (Registration now!)

Doctors Manitoba is pleased to offer the two-day Inclusive Leadership: Cultivating Psychologically and Culturally Safe Working Environments Physician Leadership Institute course on January 15 and 16, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (virtual).

Participants will explore the importance and impact of advocating for increased psychological and cultural safety practices and learn how this safety connects to engagement, well-being, organizational culture and improved patient outcomes. Accredited for up to 10 hours. Faculty: Dr Arno Kumagai, MD

Who is this course for? This course is relevant for physicians in formal or informal leadership roles who want to learn practical approaches to effect positive and sustainable change within their team or organization.

Registration details:

  • Registration fee: $250
  • Deadline is December 162025

Registration instructions:

1. Review instructions, then click the Inclusive Leadership Registration Link.

To successfully complete your registration, you must register in PLI’s Learning Portal by December 16, 2025. Please note that you will not be enrolled in the course until this step is complete.

2.CMA​.ca account is required to register. The learning portal is linked to your cma​.ca account. 

  • If you do not have a cma​.ca account, please click Don’t have an account? Register here.’
  • If you do not remember your password, click forgot password’.
  • If you do not remember your cma​.ca username or have trouble registering, please contact CMA Member Services (memberservicecentre@​cma.​ca or 18888552555).

3. Once signed into cma​.ca, you will be redirected to register for the course. You may need to click the registration link again if you are not automatically redirected. 

4. Select enroll/​buy now and complete the registration questions.

5. Follow the check-out process and click complete order”.

6. Check your inbox for your registration confirmation.

Note: The Learning Portal hosts your course communications, pre-course work, course content, certificate of completion and course evaluations. Upon successful registration, you will receive emails from cmalearning@​sabacloud.​com at registration and 30, 15, & 7 days prior to the course. Please check your junk folder within 30 min of registration to ensure you have received your registration email.

If you have any questions regarding your registration, please contact pli@​cma.​ca.

Leading Change (Registration now!)

Doctors Manitoba is pleased to offer the two-day Leading Change Physician Leadership Institute course on March 5 and 6, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (virtual).

Participants will learn to develop a systematic approach to analyzing and addressing change challenges and opportunities. Accredited for up to 13.5 hours. Faculty: Mamta Gautam, MD MBA FRCPC CCPE and Scott Comber BMEDS MBA MA PhD.

Who is this course for? This course is relevant for physicians in formal or informal leadership roles who want to learn how to build support for, overcome barriers to, and successfully implement, influence, and sustain change.

Registration details:

  • Registration fee: $250
  • Deadline is February 32026

Registration instructions:

1. Review instructions, then click the Leading Change Registration Link

To successfully complete your registration, you must register in PLI’s Learning Portal by February 3, 2026. Please note that you will not be enrolled in the course until this step is complete.

2.CMA​.ca account is required to register. The learning portal is linked to your cma​.ca account. 

  • If you do not have a cma​.ca account, please click Don’t have an account? Register here.’
  • If you do not remember your password, click forgot password’.
  • If you do not remember your cma​.ca username or have trouble registering, please contact CMA Member Services (memberservicecentre@​cma.​ca or 18888552555).

3. Once signed into cma​.ca, you will be redirected to register for the course. You may need to click the registration link again if you are not automatically redirected. 

4. Select enroll/​buy now and complete the registration questions.

5. Follow the check-out process and click complete order”.

6. Check your inbox for your registration confirmation.

Note: The Learning Portal hosts your course communications, pre-course work, course content, certificate of completion and course evaluations. Upon successful registration, you will receive emails from cmalearning@​sabacloud.​com at registration and 30, 15, & 7 days prior to the course. Please check your junk folder within 30 min of registration to ensure you have received your registration email.

If you have any questions regarding your registration, please contact pli@​cma.​ca.

Mobilizing Change in Healthcare (Registration is closed)

Doctors Manitoba is pleased to offer the Mobilizing Change in Healthcare Physician Leadership Institute course on November 21, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (virtual).

Participants will use a case study to explore the levers of change within the health care system, learn how to effectively frame an issue and strategically choose advocacy approaches to advance an issue. Accredited for up to 3.5 hours. Faculty: Shazma Mithani, MD,FRCPC

Who is this course for? This course is relevant for all physicians who want to proactively inform, shape and influence at the local, provincial and federal levels by discussing strategies and learning more about navigating institutional and government pathways. 

If you have any questions regarding your registration, please contact pli@​cma.​ca.

Registration: Register is now closed!

Save the Dates:

Crucial Conversations (Registration available soon!)

Crucial Conversations (In-person)

  • Date: May 29 & 30 2026, 9am — 4pm

Free, on-demand accredited learning through the PLI’s Leadership Essentials series are also available on-demand, and cover topics that strengthen the foundation for a successful career in any specialty or practice such as: 

  • Building self-awareness and personal mastery
  • Communicating effectively
  • Foundations of advocacy
  • Foundations of physical, psychological, and cultural safety
  • Foundations of physician wellness
  • Practical Strategies for engaging health care teams 

For more information on PLI courses, please contact Jennifer at jmacdonald@​doctorsmanitoba.​ca.