Website: http://www.medicalassnjamaica.com

Mission Statement

The Medical Association of Jamaica, is an organisation Of Medical Doctors committed to the
enhancement of the professional and personal development of its members, thereby enabling
them to contribute optimally to the health and well being of the society.

History and Structure

The Medical Association of Jamaica is the oldest professional association in Jamaica, having been constituted as the first overseas branch of the British Medical Association in 1877. After independence, the Medical Association of Jamaica was formed to replace that body. There are now over two thousand (2,000) members (representing all specialities, including medical students).

As the umbrella organisation for all professional medical associations and societies in Jamaica, The Association represents:

• Association of General Practitioners
• Junior Doctors’ Association
• Association of Government Consultants
• Paediatric Association of Jamaica
• Jamaica Anaesthetists Association
• Jamaica Ophthalmologists Association
• Jamaica Association of Neuro Scientists
• Jamaica Association of Surgeons
• Jamaica Association of Psychiatrists  • Jamaica Association of Dermatologists
• Medical Students’ Association
• Jamaica Chapter of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Grabham Society
• Jamaica Association of Urologists
• Association of Pathologists
• Jamaica Menopause Society
• Jamaica Association of Consultant Physicians

All of which has a representative elected to sit on the Council of the Association. Past Presidents, Branch Chairmen, and Chairman of special committees also sit on Council. (See organizational diagram attached).

The Medical Association of Jamaica provides a wide range of advisory services including health sector reform and rationalization, continuing medical education seminars and workshops, insurance - medical indemnity general, motor vehicle, health and disability and income replacement - as well as a MAJ/VISA Affinity Credit Card.