Indian Medical Association (IMA) is the largest represented organisation of doctors of modern system of medicine in India which looks after the interests of doctors as well as the wellbeing of the community at large.  It has a membership of 3.5 lakh doctors spread over in 28 State Branches, 5 Union territorial Branches and 1702 local branches in almost all the districts of India.

In pre independence era there were Associations of doctors at few places in India. But in one of the doctors’ conferences, it was discussed that all these Associations of all these doctors should continue functioning under one Association. 

In 1928, the name Indian Medical Association was coined and since then the Indian Medical Association has traversed a long path and has contributed substantially during the freedom struggle.

Indian Medical Association, in the year 1946 helped in organisation of the World body of medical Associations across the globe, namely, World Medical Association (WMA) and thus became its Founder member. As a Member organisation of WMA, it has been and continues to play an important role in its deliberations. IMA hosted the III World Conference on Medical Education under the joint auspices of WMA and IMA in New Delhi in 1966 and in 2009 hosted WMA General Assembly and Dr. Ketan Desai was installed as WMA President in 2015. IMA has got the opportunity to lead CMMAO on three occasions. IMA will lead CMAAO as its President in 2019.

After independence till now it has reached to each and every part of India. We have more than three hundred thousand members spread over 28 states and Union Territories and have more than 1702 active local branches.

Vision: 

IMA is a democratic forum working to maintain dignity, honour and social security of the medical fraternity in the country. It strives to provide quality healthcare to each and every citizen of India. IMA is and committed to preserve the autonomy of profession.

Objectives:

• To promote and advance medical and allied sciences in all their different branches and to promote the improvement of public health and medical education in India
• To maintain the honour and dignity and to uphold the interest of the medical profession and to promote co-operation amongst the members thereof;
• To work for the abolition of compartmentalism in medical education, medical services and registration in the country and this to achieve equality among all members of the profession.

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