October 2019

Dear Friends,

Dignitaries on the Dias, off the Dias, Respected seniors, Past Presidents, my dear friends and family members. Standing here before an August audience giving my GSB presidential speech is the grandest moment of my life. And the moment that I am most aware of enormity of the responsibility that brings .

Medical science as we know is a vital part of human being since the beginning of Civilization. With passage of time it has been advancing new Heights in conquering disease and research. And I feel lucky to serve this, in both sectors individually as well and on IMA level too.

IMA GSB is shining beacon of pride and medical well-being so at the onset let me thank friends and colleagues of IMA Surat for selecting me and electing me as a President of this prestigious Association, IMA GSB .The post of President is one of honour, of dignity and self surveillance.

During all these years, Serving the society from different platforms I have realised that no post can do justice unless there is a thrust by the team involved. I am indeed blessed to have a team which is energetic, charged up and has their own pearls of wisdom to guide me through out the charter. We all are aware that medical profession is facing lot of challenges at present time and our national IMA and all state and regional branches have played key roles in handling these challenges like, NMC bill, violence against doctors, medical education related issues at government and private medical colleges. We have achieved partial success by our unity and strength but much more need to be done in coming times. I am confident that as a president of IMA GSB, I will do my best with support of all of you . We will represent our issues at all the levels may it be governments, Bureaucrats, media or public platform.

During my tenure I have few ideas that I want to implement for the benefit of our members and for the society.

I am forwarding my concept regarding Brand IMA To develop uniformity in various aspect of practicing Allopathic doctors in the society so they can identify Allopathic IMA doctors easily . It’s to print uniform letter head, visiting cards, rubber stamp, advertising board with specific develop design by IMA GSB. We at family physician level at SURAT are highly successful by implementing it. And I am sure if 30,000 doctors of IMA GSB, apply uniform printing and used other materials, it definitely make the changes and create good effect and differentiate our members from other Pathy doctors easily which is a need of an hour. We have adopted this idea in FPA SURAT with the help of Dr Vinod Shah, Dr. Bhupesh Chavda , Dr Hemant Patel and many more.

Friends we all know that whenever member or their relatives want to know the status and their membership in various scheme like SSS, NSSS , HS etc. it is very difficult to provide the information instantly .This has been a common issue with perhaps one and for all of you.