Introduction
Malaysian Medical Association, the National Association for Medical Doctors was formed in 1959, with 509 founder members. The Association has an Emblem which consists of two tigers facing each other, one on each side of a crescent, the horns of the crescent meets in a fourteen pointed star at its head with the staff of Aesculapius with two serpents at its centre and the words "JASA UTAMA" within the crescent all of which is supported by a band containing the words "PERSATUAN PERUBATAN MALAYSIA" and band containing the words "MALAYSIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION". "JASA UTAMA" is the MMA's motto. The Malaysian Medical Association, as a professional body representing the largest number of medical practitioners in the country, pledges the following to its members in good standing :

• To defend and preserve at all times the Constitution of the Malaysian Medical Association in the execution of the legitimate rights, interests and privileges of membership of the Members.
• To uphold the image and credibility of the medical profession in ensuring that the Members provide the highest standard of health care to the people of Malaysia.
• To treat all Members with honesty, sincerity and equality, and to respect their honour and dignity.
• To ensure that the Officers and Staff of the Association will serve the Members without self-interest and without prejudice.
• To ensure that the legitimate professional interests of all Members are safeguarded, and that the Ethical Code of the Association and other related Professional Codes are upheld in all dealings of the Association.
• To uphold the bona fide interests of all Members in all dealings with the government and its related agencies, other professional medical and non-medical and, non-governmental organisations.
• To safeguard and, when necessary, further enhance, the personal interests and benefits of the Members, in all matters of investments, endowments, insurance and other financial undertakings.
• To provide accessibility for Members to all relevant notices and publications of the Association, and opportunities for their Continuing Medical Education.

Our Objectives 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 help 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 educating and directing public opinion on the problems of public health as 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.

Address:

Malaysian Medical Association
4th Floor, Bangunan MMA, No 124 Jalan Pahang,
53000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 603 - 4041 8972, 603 - 4042 0617, 603 - 4041 1375
Fax : 603 - 4043 4444, 603 - 4041 8187
Email : mma@tm.net.my
Website : www.mma.org.my