Myanmar_Medical_Association

Myanmar Medical Association

Myanmar Medical Association

Organization

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.

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Leadership

Past presidents of the organisation include:[4]

  1. 1949–1950: Ba Thaw
  2. 1951–1953: Ba Than Chain
  3. 1953–1954: Maung Gale
  4. 1954–1955: Ba Than
  5. 1955–1956: Min Sein
  6. 1957: Yin May
  7. 1958: Maung Maung Gyi
  8. 1959: T. Chan Taik
  9. 1960: Sein Maung
  10. 1961: Shwe Zan
  11. 1963: Ko Gyi
  12. 1964: Ba Than (Setkya)
  13. 1965: Khin Maung Win
  14. 1966: U E
  15. 1967: San Lwin
  16. 1968: Maung Maung Than
  17. 1969–1970: Pe Kyin
  18. 1971–1972: Aung Thein
  19. 1973–1974: Kyaw Maung
  20. 1975–1976: Hla Kyi
  21. 1977: Maung Maung Aye
  22. 1978: Maung Maung Taik
  23. 1979–1980: Shwe Tin
  24. 1980–1981: Myat Kyi Than
  25. 1981–1982: Hla Myint
  26. 1983: Khin Maung Nyein
  27. 1984–1988: Tin U
  28. 1989–1992: Thet Hta Way
  29. 1993–1996: Kyu Kyu Swe
  30. 1997–1998: Ye Myint
  31. 1999–2005: Myo Myint
  32. 2006–2013: Kyaw Myint Naing
  33. 2014–2019: Rai Mra
  34. 2020–present: Htin Aung Saw

References

  1. [1]
    "About MMA". Myanmar Medical Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. [2]
    Win Zaw (January–February 2012). "Myanmar Medical Association" (PDF). Country Reports. Japan Medical Association Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth in Asia. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 2003. p. 148. ISBN 9789211203370.
  4. [4]
    History of Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Medical Association, retrieved 9 August 2020
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