Formation | 12 March 1949 |
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Type | Professional body |
Headquarters | Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Yangon |
Location | |
Membership | 18,000 (2013) |
Official language | English and Burmese |
President | Rai Mra |
Publication | Myanmar Medical Journal |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Burma Medical Association |
The Myanmar Medical Association (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဆရာဝန် အသင်း; abbreviated MMA; formerly the Burma Medical Association) is Myanmar's only professional organisation of physicians.[1] Founded in 1949 by Dr. Shwe Thwin, the association has approximately 17,000 members (2011).[2] It is administered by a central executive committee and is divided into 33 different societies dedicated to a broad range of medical specialties.[1] The MMA holds an annual conference and also provides continued medical education for its members.[3] MMA publishes the Myanmar Medical Journal.