Indian
Medical Association has over 1.76 lac members
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Is the largest
professional NGO.
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It has over 1700 branches.
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By becoming
a member of IMA you become member of state branch and local branch
also. All of them run independently.
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Provides an opportunity to attend
regular CME programs.
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Supports all members during crisis
through professional protection scheme.
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Is both a professional
and social platform for doctors procuring new friendship & fellowship.
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Provides an opportunity to serve
with dignity and participate in community service programs.
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Privilege
to stay in guesthouses at various state branches.
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Transferable membership
in any other state.
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Free IMA journal.
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Free State and
branch newsletters.
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Opportunity to participate in various
sports activities for members & their family.
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Organizes special
programmes for spouse and children.
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Participation in ACADIMA annual
conference.
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Provides IMA credit hours for CME
programmes.
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Every state has nursing home wing
to solve the problems of medical establishments.
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IMA College of General
Practitioners wing organizes fellowship & CME
programmes for family physicians.
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Provides fellowship programs like
FCGP.
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Academy of Medical Specialities
wing organizes specialist oriented CME programmes.
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IMA AKN Sinha
institute provides distant learning courses.
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State branches have
their own clubs.
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IMA is committed to eradicate quackery
from the city.
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Service doctors wing looks after
the problems of service doctors of different strata.
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Resident doctors
wing looks after the problems of residents both in private or government
hospitals.
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Women doctors wing looks after the
interests of women doctors.
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Car stickers are provided to each
member, through state branches.
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State and branch directories are
published on regular basis.
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Life membership certificates and
identity cards are provided to members.
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Provides a network with
other state branches of IMA and over 1700 local branches of Indian
Medical Association all over the country.
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IMA has its own website.
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IMA network
with associations of other countries, with SARRAC Medical association
and Common Wealth Medical Association.
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Has a forum of presidents
of all other specialist associations.
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IMA members are represented in state
medical councils and MCI.
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IMA nominee is always in the Disciplinary
Committee of state medical councils.
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IMA has participation in all
national Govt. programmes.
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IMA comes out with regular guidelines.
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IMA
is represented in all Central Govt. health policy committees
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IMA
viewpoint is taken in all health related acts or amendments undertaken
by the Govt.
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IMA participates in all natural calamities.
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Through
state branches provides family planning devices, condoms to its members.
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Vaccines
are available top all its members through DMA.
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IMA through its
state and local branches regularly participates in Pulse Polio Programme
by way of organizing 1100 booths.
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Organizes all-important “Days”.
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Has
its own theatre style auditoriums
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Has a dining hall, which can be
hired by members for rivate functions.
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Has convention center which
can be hired by members.
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IMA Building is a No Smoking Zone.
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Has its own social security scheme.
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Panel subcommittee looks after the
relationship of doctors with panel companies.