The Family Medicine Association Malaysia was born on 17 August 2001. The idea of forming an association representing primary care physicians all over Malaysia was mooted by the senior Family Medicine Specialists (FMS) after 3 years’ inception of the Family Medicine fraternity. It took one year to finalize the foundation of the association and finally achieved the approval from the Registrar of Society (ROS) to form an official registered association representing the biggest fraternity in Malaysia.