February 2020

Dear Members,

Season’s Greetings,
We congratulate IMA Gandhidham Branch for successfully organised IMA PPS Educative Zonal Seminar at Gandhidham. It was very well attended by IMA members of Gandhidham-Adipur, Anjar, Bhuj and other IMA branches. As IMA GSB PPS is going to increase the indemnity cover to Rs 1 crore per year from 1st April 2020, we request our members who still not joined PPS, please be a member of PPS and take the advantage of our scheme. IMA GSB PPS is the first scheme which is going to give professional indemnity cover of Rs 1 crore per year.

Awaken India Movement at CONCORDIA 2020 on 16th February at Surat organized by IMA Surat & IMA MSN Surat with cooperation from State & National bodies in presence of National IMA President Dr. Rajan Sharma ,
National HSG Dr. R. V. Asokan, IMA MSN national & state leaders & Surat representatives & other office bearers.

More than 1100 medical students participated. 8 Scientific updates,3 live workshops,MSN meetings of leaders, offbeat topics like life beyond medicine & discussion on future plans of MSN.

All students took Awaken India Pledge with NP Dr. Rajan Sharma & HSG Dr. R. V. Asokan.

IMA HQ has decided to launch a Awaken India Campaign from next month. This movement will be nationwide with following aim-
• Sensitisation of entire IMA membership.
• Sensitisation of people, political leaders, MLAS and social and cultural leaders.
• Connect State and local branches with medical college through IMA MSN.
• Take stock of status of Resident Doctors and young doctors. Strengthen IMA JDN.
• Strengthen Social Media penetration inside and outside the medical profession.

The issues of the medical profession that have been prioritised for a Nationwide Campaign starting from March 12, 2020 are violence on Doctors and hospitals as well as Quackery and Crosspathy. The uncertainties regarding EXIT exam and PG NEET of medicos are a burning issues to be addressed as well:
• Violence
• Quackery and Crosspathy
• Medical Education.
All the three issues will form the basis of the Nationwide Campaign of IMA from 12-3-2020. The Day has been chosen symbolically to mark the anniversary of The SALT MARCH by the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati to Dandi This was the turning point of our Freedom Struggle. The National Campaign of IMA will be no less. The challenges and opportunities remain the same.

The National President, Dr. Rajan Sharma will launch the Nationwide Campaign in New Delhi on 12-3-2020. The day will start with Homage to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, New Delhi. The Campaign will extend from 12-3-2020 upto 31-3-2020.
The Campaign will involve all the State and Local Branch IMA members have to be reached and involved.
Long Live IMA.