IMA Jamnagar Branch

The Jamnagar Medical Association is the doctors’ professional organization established to look after the professional and personal needs of our members. The IMA-Jamnagar represents doctors in all branches of medicine all over the India

We are a voluntary association with over two-thirds of practicing IMA doctors in membership and an independent trade union dedicated to protecting individual members and the collective interests of doctors.

We are the voice for doctors and medical students – in constant contact with ministers, government departments, and members of the IMA. We are committed to keeping members in touch with the profession’s collective views and policies and to being at the forefront of healthcare development.

We promote the medical and allied sciences, seek to maintain the honor and interests of the medical profession and promote the achievement of high quality healthcare. Our policies cover public health issues, medical ethics, science, medical education and doctors’ contracts.

Policies are decided by elected members, mainly practicing doctors and supported by a professional staff who work with other bodies to meet its objectives.

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About IMA

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 / Terr. Branches in 29 States and Union Territories. It has over 2,15,000 doctors as its members through more than 1650 active local branches spread all over the country.

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.

History of IMA

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:

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

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

c. 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.

About IMA Jamnagar Branch : 

• Founded in year 
• Presently having more than members
• Works for all the objectives as stated above
• Policies are decided by elected members and supported by a professional staff who work with other bodies to meet its objectives.

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Textbook of Pediatrics : a book worth recommending...!

Title: Textbook of Pediatrics

Author: Prof. Piyush Gupta

Publisher: CBS

Released: 2013

No. of Pages: 636

Format: Hard Cover

I recently read Text book of Pediatrics -1st Edition by Prof.Piyush Gupta. Its targetted to primerily the undergraduate (final MBBS) students however I feel its a very good reference muterial for even postgraduates in pediatrics, medical officers and pediatrics nurse practitioners.

Prof.Piyush Gupta is a well known academician and a senior editor in chief of prestigious journal 'Indian Pediatrics'. His expertise as an editor is much evident in the book. The book has been contributed by 30 academicians across india but the uniform style and lucid presentation  has been well maintained through out the book. The book covers the most essential topics of pediatrics in 20 different sections. General Pediatrics, Emergencies,Neonatal Care, Immunization & Govt. Programme like IMNCI are really well crafted. The illustrations,photographs and flow diagrammes in the book gives reader an easy understanding opportunity about the topic. Most chapters present the recent updated information available eg. reuscitation chapter describes NRP 2010 etc., which gives reader an edge over others.

The most unique aspect of the book are the case studies given in many chapters. This undoubtedly uplifts the clinical knowledge of the reader, especially amongst the undergraduates where there is very little or no clinical background. Standard recommendations of different bodies like UNICEF,NNF,IAP are well blended with easy descriptive write ups makes the book a reliable reference material.

The book is well page-setted and printed in two colour tones with good standard paper material & hard bound. The blue jacket gives it an 'old classic' look which could have been designed more modern and a bit humanised with photographs. The colour picture suppliments of few images might have given the book added 'pudding on the cake'. 

Overall the book is worth recommending for all the undergraduates & postgraduates learning Pediatrics.

Book can be bought also online from: CBS Publishers 

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