Cardiologist KK Aggarwal, National President of IMA
Q. Cardiologist KK Aggarwal has been unanimously elected as National President of which medical body?- Published on 06 Sep 16a. Indian Medical Association
b. Indian Ophthalmology Association
c. Indian ENT Association
d. Indian Surgical Association
ANSWER: Indian Medical Association
Cardiologist KK Aggarwal has been unanimously elected as the National President of the Indian Medical Association for the year 2016-2017
- Aggarwal is currently the Secretary General of the doctor’s association
- Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar from Maharashtra will be the National President for 2017-2018
- Dr. RN Tandon will take over as Honorary Secretary General- new team will take over on December 28
- Indian Medical Association is the only national voluntary organisation of doctors of modern scientific system of medical which looks after the interest of doctors and well being of the community
- The Indian Medical Association is a national voluntary organisation of Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine in India established in 1928
- It was initially called All India Medical Association and was renamed as the Indian Medical Association in 1930
- It was a society registered under The Societies Act of India
- It has 29 state/UT branches
- IMA has over 2,53,000 doctors as its members through more than 1650 active local branches spread across the country.