Danish Medical Association

The Danish Medical Association (DADL) is a medical professional association in Denmark. It has a membership of 21,800, and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.[1] Since 1954, it has published the medical journal Danish Medical Journal, which was originally named Danish Medical Bulletin until 2012.

DADL/DMA
Full nameDanish Medical Association
Native nameDen Almindelige Danske Lægeforening
Members26,235
AffiliationAC
Key peopleMads Henrik Koch Hansen, Chairman
Jens Winther Jensen, President
Jette Hansen Dam
Michael Dupont
Carl Johan F. Erichsen
Bruno A.Melgaard Jensen
Anja Ulrike Mitchell
Lise Møller
Camilla Noelle Rathcke
Andreas Rudkjøbing
Mads Skippe
Office locationCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryDenmark
Websitewww.laeger.dk

History

The Danish Medical Association began in town of Korsør on the island of Zeeland, on September 1, 1857, after many informal meetings over the prior 6 years attended by many "provincial doctors" from around the nation. According to an article published in the British Medical Journal in 1957, " The D.M.A.'s present objects, as revised in 1935, are (1) to unite Danish doctors in watching over the interests of the profession, and (2) to act as the organ by which the medical profession exerts its influence on problems affecting the community in general." [2]

List of other organizations

Danish Medical Association is the main organization which has a number of physician associations / trade unions under its umbrella:[1]

  • Association of Junior Doctors
  • General Practitioners Organization
  • Association of Medical Specialists

References

  1. "organization". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. Anonymous (August 31, 1957). "Danish Medical Association". Br Med J. British Medical Assoc. 2 (5043): 515–516. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5043.515. PMC 1962175. PMID 13460299.


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