What is I. M. A.

Indian Medical Association is the only representative voluntary organization 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 Association was started in 1928 on the occasion of the 5th all India Medical Conference at Calcutta with the avowed objectives.

1. Promotion and Advancement of Medical and allied sciences in all their different branches.

2. The improvement of public Health and Medical Education in India.

3. The maintenance of honour and dignity of medical profession.

     TODAY, I.M.A is a well established organization with is Headquarters at Delhi and State/Terr. Branches in 23 States and 9 union Territories. It has over 78000 doctors as its members through over 1274 local branches spread all over the country.

How the IMA Functions

The general control management and direction of the policy of the Association is vested in the ‘Central Council’ to which local branches send representatives and which meets once a year to lay down policies. It delegates its powers to ‘WORKING COMMITTEE’ (A representatives body of all state Terr. Branches) for implementation of programmes and activities (but without powers to change the rules). This committee meets at least three times a year to execute various activities for welfare of members and the people in matters of health
National Headquarters:
The National Headquarter of the IMA is situated at New Delhi, and its Journal Office functions from Calcutta. For Housing the headquarters of the Association, a six storied building has been constructed at Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi and a Building of IMA housing the J.I.M.A has also been constructed at 53. Creek Row, Calcutta.
President IMA and three vice-presidents are elected by all the members of association, while the Electoral College for the other offices is the Central Council.
Similar situation prevails at the State level, under the Jurisdiction of the State Branches the local branches are established which functions autonomously within the frame work of the IMA constitution.
Over 100 local/state branches have their own buildings where provision of stay fom members is possible.
For these who fulfill the membership qualification, to become a member of IMA, the prescribed from in triplicate be filled & given to the nearest branch along with requisite membership fees.

For any more information, please contact:
The Honorary General Secretary,
Indian Medical Association,
I.M.A. House, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi.
or
State Secretary in your State
or
Local Branch Secretary in your Town.

HISTORY OF IMA

• IMA was started on 28-12-1928

• IMA has to date (Sept.1990) 78,000members 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

  1. IMA college of general practitioners

  2. IMA academy of medical specialties

  3. Journal of the Indian medical association

Membership fees include privileges at local branch, state branch and headquarters level.