Australian Medical Association

Australian Medical Association

Company type	Professional association
Founded	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Area served	Australia
Key people	Dr Danielle McMullen (president) Dr Julian Rait (vice president)
Revenue	AU$21.9 million (2020)
Members	~30,000 (2021)
Parent	Australian Medical Association Limited
Website	www.ama.com.au

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an Australian public company by guarantee formed as a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students. The association is not run by the Australian Government and does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the Medical Board of Australia^[1] and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.^[2] The association's national headquarters are located in Barton, Australian Capital Territory, in addition to the offices of its branches in each of the states and territories in Australia.

The organisation aims to lead health policy debate. It is based on a structure of state branches and committees. The AMA supports patient care and uses a variety of mechanisms that promote and protect the interests of doctors in Australia. It has around 30,000 members forming the largest voluntary association of doctors in Australia. The AMA has traditionally been a conservative (rather than progressive) body. The AMA officially endorses trials to use pill testing.

The AMA offers an Indigenous Medical Scholarship. It has formed an Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee. The current president is Dr Danielle McMullen. The BMA Branches of the Australian states and territories formally merged into the Australian Medical Association in 1962.