Association of Physicians of India

Association of Physicians of India
Name	Association of Physicians of India
Founded	1941
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Type	Professional association
Purpose	Internal medicine, clinical practice, medical education
Region served	India

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Association of Physicians of India

The Association of Physicians of India is a professional society for internists and clinical physicians founded in 1941 with headquarters in New Delhi, India. It engages with practitioners from institutions such as All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences to advance standards in clinical practice, medical education, and research. The association interacts with national and international bodies including Medical Council of India, Indian Council of Medical Research, World Health Organization, Royal College of Physicians, and American College of Physicians.

History

The association was established in 1941 amid a period marked by interactions among physicians associated with King Edward Memorial Hospital, Grant Medical College, Madras Medical College, Calcutta Medical College, and Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. Early meetings featured delegates from Indian Medical Service, All India Medical Congress, Bombay Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and Patna Medical College, reflecting networks that included figures linked to Indian independence movement-era institutions and postwar public health initiatives associated with World Health Organization missions. Post-independence expansion paralleled developments at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kasturba Medical College, and Maulana Azad Medical College, while collaborations grew with Indian Council of Medical Research and regional bodies such as West Bengal Medical Council and Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

Governance follows an elected executive drawn from senior clinicians from centers like King George's Medical University, Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Seth GS Medical College, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, and Christian Medical College, Vellore. The constitution and bylaws align with regulatory frameworks influenced by entities such as Medical Council of India and successor bodies, and annual general meetings coordinate with institutions including All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and PGIMER. Committees address ethics, clinical guidelines, and collaborations with organizations such as Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Virology, National Centre for Disease Control, and NITI Aayog-related health initiatives. Office bearers often have affiliations with universities like Banaras Hindu University, Calcutta University, University of Delhi, and University of Madras.

Membership comprises physicians from major hospitals and colleges including AIIMS Delhi, Hindu Rao Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, KEM Hospital, and Govt Medical College Nagpur, along with regional chapters in states where institutions like Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, St. John's Medical College, Government Medical College Kozhikode, and Assam Medical College are based. The body maintains ties with specialist societies such as Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Endocrine Society of India, Cardiological Society of India, Indian Chest Society, and Neurological Society of India. Membership categories mirror academic ranks found at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, and Tata Memorial Hospital.

Programs include clinical guideline development in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research, public health outreach aligned with National Centre for Disease Control campaigns, and continuing medical education coordinated with Medical Council of India frameworks. The association organizes workshops and training with partners such as National Institute of Virology, National AIDS Control Organisation, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology. It has participated in policy dialogues alongside Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India), NITI Aayog, and national referral centers like AIIMS New Delhi and SGPGIMS.

The association supports postgraduate education and clinical training pathways linked to institutions including All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Banaras Hindu University, and AIIMS Bhopal. Research initiatives have been conducted in partnership with Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Immunology, Tuberculosis Research Centre (Chennai), National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, and international collaborators such as Imperial College London, University of Oxford, and Johns Hopkins University. Training modules cover subspecialties present at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, PGIMER Chandigarh, and King George's Medical University.

The association confers awards and lectureships recognizing clinicians from institutions like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Tata Memorial Hospital, and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Awardees often include researchers funded by Indian Council of Medical Research, recipients of honors associated with Padma Shri, Dr. B. C. Roy Award, and fellows holding memberships in Royal College of Physicians or American College of Physicians, reflecting cross-institutional recognition across Indian medical academia.

Category:Medical associations based in India