Indian Medical Association is the only
representative, national voluntary organisation of Doctors
of Modern Scientific System of Medicine, which looks after
the interest of doctors as well as the well being of the
community at large. The founding fathers wayback in 1928,
while struggling for liberation of the Motherland from
British rule simultaneously felt the need of a national
organisation of the medical profession. Before that, some
members of the profession – a selected few – were members of
the British Medical Association, which had opened branches
in India to cater to the local needs. These stalwarts,
ultimately succeeded in formation of Indian Medical
Association and reached an agreement with the British
Medical Association that they will have no branch in India,
and got mutually affiliated, which relationship continues
till today.
Indian Medical Association in the year 1946 helped in
organisation of the World body, namely, World Medical
Association, and thus became its founder member. As an
organisation it has been, and continues to play an important
role in its deliberations. It hosted the III World
Conference on Medical Education under the joint auspices of
W.M.A. and I.M.A. in New Delhi in 1966.
Today, I.M.A. is a well established organisation with it’s
Headquarters at Delhi and State / Territory, branches in 23
States and 9 Union Territories. It has over 1,78,000 doctors
as its members through over 1700 local branches spread all
over the country.
It's Objectives are
- Promotion and Advancement of Medical & allied sciences in
their different branches.
- The improvement of public Health and Medical Education in
India.
- The maintenance of honour and dignity of medical
profession.
Milestones :
- IMA was started on 28-12-1928
- IMA has to date (Sept.1990) 78,000
members including 9,000 life members
- IMA has 23 State Branches and 9
Territorial branches and 1274 local branches.
- IMA safeguards interest of its members
and participates in all national health programmes.
- IMA has three academic wings
- IMA college of general practitioners
- IMA academy of medical specialties
- Journal of the Indian medical association