The Myanmar Medical Association ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဆရာဝန် အသင်း; abbreviated MMA; formerly the Burma Medical Association) is
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
's
only professional organisation of physicians.
Founded in 1949 by Dr. Shwe Thwin, the association has a current membership of approximately 17,000 members (2011). It is administered by a central executive committee and is divided into 33 different societies dedicated to a broad range of medical specialties.
MMA holds an annual conference and also provides continued medical education for its members.
MMA publishes the ''
Myanmar Medical Journal''.
Leadership
Past presidents of the organisation include:
# 1949–1950: Ba Thaw
# 1951–1953: Ba Than Chain
# 1953–1954: Maung Gale
# 1954–1955:
Ba Than
# 1955–1956:
Min Sein
Thiri Pyanchi Min Sein ( my, မင်းစိန်, ; formerly, Hoe Min Sein; 26 December 18989 November 1978) was a Burmese physician, educator and administrator. The first Burmese dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Rangoon University in B ...
# 1957:
Yin May
# 1958: Maung Maung Gyi
# 1959: T. Chan Taik
# 1960: Sein Maung
# 1961: Shwe Zan
# 1963: Ko Gyi
# 1964: Ba Than (Setkya)
# 1965: Khin Maung Win
# 1966: U E
# 1967: San Lwin
# 1968: Maung Maung Than
# 1969–1970:
Pe Kyin
Pe may refer to: Physical education
Language
* Pe language
* Pe (Cyrillic), a letter (П) in the Cyrillic alphabet
* Pe (Semitic letter), a letter (פ ,ف, etc.) in several Semitic alphabets
** Pe (Persian letter), a letter (پ) in the Arabic ...
# 1971–1972: Aung Thein
# 1973–1974: Kyaw Maung
# 1975–1976: Hla Kyi
# 1977: Maung Maung Aye
# 1978: Maung Maung Taik
# 1979–1980: Shwe Tin
# 1980–1981: Myat Kyi Than
# 1981–1982: Hla Myint
# 1983: Khin Maung Nyein
# 1984–1988: Tin U
# 1989–1992: Thet Hta Way
# 1993–1996: Kyu Kyu Swe
# 1997–1998: Ye Myint
# 1999–2005:
Myo Myint
# 2006–2013:
Kyaw Myint Naing
# 2014–2019: Rai Mra
# 2020–present: Htin Aung Saw
References
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Organizations established in 1949
Medical and health organisations based in Myanmar
1949 establishments in Burma