Canadian Medical Association (CMA) resigns from the World Medical Association (WMA)

Canadian Medical Association (CMA) resigns from the World Medical Association (WMA)​

Reykjavík, Iceland – October 6, 2018 – Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) resigned as a member of the World Medical Association (WMA), taking a stand against a serious ethical breach by incoming President, Dr. Leonid Eidelman.

Following Dr. Eidelman's inaugural speech, it was discovered that part of his remarks were plagiarized word for word from those of Dr. Chris Simpson's inaugural presidential address in 2014. Multiple other parts of the speech were also copied from various websites, blogs and news articles, without appropriate attribution to the authors.