Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)

History of the Sri Lanka Medical Association:
Over a century ago, with the progressive increase in the number of medical practitioners in the country, the profession felt a strong need for an association that would bring all doctors to a common platform which would safeguard, maintain and promote the interests and honor of the medical profession. During this time, when the country was still a British colony, the British Medical Association in London asserted a certain degree of control over the medical profession in the colonies and allowed formation of branches in these countries.

Objectives:
• Enhance the capacity as an apex professional and scientific organization for all categories of medical doctors as defined in the constitution of the SLMA.
• Play an advocacy role towards comprehensive curative and preventive health services for the people of Sri Lanka
• Promote professionalism, good medical practice and ethical conduct among doctors.
• Disseminate state-of the art knowledge, clinical practice, technology and emerging concepts in medical sciences among medical and allied health professionals.
• Provide opportunities for continuous professional development of doctors and allied health professionals.
• Encourage ethical medical research.
• Educate the public on health-related issues.
• Enhancing closer professional and scientific links between medical doctors and allied health professionals.

Core Values:
• Accountability
• Advocacy
• Collaboration
• Diversity
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Social responsibility