Malaysian Medical Association

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Objects of the Association are:

- To promote and maintain the honour and interest of the profession of medicine in all its branches and in every one of its segments and to sustain the professional standards of medical ethics.

- To serve as the vehicle of the integrated voice of the whole profession and all or each of its segments both in relation to its own special problems and in relation to education and directing public opinion on the problems of public health and affecting the community at large.

- To participate in the conduct of medical education, as may be appropriate.

- To promote social, cultural and charitable activities in building a united Malaysian Nation.

- To participate in, or invest a portion of the Association’s funds in any entity corporation, association, etc by way of joint venture, business partnership, commercial agreement, transaction and/or any legal means permitted which would be in the interest of the association, and beneficial to, and be advantageous, profitable or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance any or all of the Association’s fixed, current, liquid assets, properties, business, investments, commercial arrangements, and rights, provided always that they be not in conflict with the Code of Medical Ethics.

POWERS:

In the pursuit and furtherance of the Objects, the Association shall have the following powers:

- To arrange periodical meetings of the member or any segment thereof.

- To prepare and publish scientific papers, journals and other publications, with the prior approval of the authority concerned.

- To acquire property by purchase, build or lease or otherwise occupy premises to deal with such property; to invest such liquid assets as it may have and in a proper case borrow as may be necessary.

- To create a special account or accounts, payments from which shall be at the absolute discretion of the Council, to assist members of the Association or their dependents, provided that no mutual benefit