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**Israel Medical Association** (IMA), is a professional association of [physicians](/source/Physician) in [Israel](/source/Israel).

## History

The association traces its origins to the *Hebrew Medicinal Society for Jaffa and the Jaffa District*, founded in 1912, which later became the *Hebrew Medical Association in the Land of Israel (HMA)*. [1] Dr. Moshe Sherman, the country's first otolaryngologist, founded the association together with five other physicians. In 1935, he was elected chairman of the Israel Medical Association and later served as its honorary president.[2]

Bust of Dr. Moshe Sherman, [Rambam Medical Center](/source/Rambam_Medical_Center)

The IMA has a world fellowship program open to physicians around the world. The current head of the Medical Association Chairman is Dr. Leonid Eidelman.[3]

In 2007, Dr. Yoram Blacher, chairman of the IMA since 1995, was named president of the [World Medical Association](/source/World_Medical_Association). [4]

The association marked its centennial year in November 2011 with a symposium and exhibition at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. The events were organized by the Belgian Jewish Doctors’ Group, Bnai Brit International and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.[5]

In January 2019, the Israel Medical Association banned members from performing [conversion therapy](/source/Conversion_therapy) on patients.[6]

## Publications

The association publishes two journals: *[Harefuah](/source/Harefuah)* (Medicine) in Hebrew with English abstracts and *[Israel Medical Association Journal](/source/Israel_Medical_Association_Journal)* (IMAJ).

## See also

- [Aron Brand](/source/Aron_Brand)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Israel Medical Association: Historical Background"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061120183726/http://www.ima.org.il/EN/CategoryHome.asp?cat1=40&id=40&tbl=tblCategoryabout&level=1). Archived from [the original](http://www.ima.org.il/EN/CategoryHome.asp?cat1=40&id=40&tbl=tblCategoryabout&level=1) on 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2006-05-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Golz A, Netzer A (2012). "[Dr. Moshe Sherman--the first otolaryngologist in Eretz-Israel: 100 years since his arrival]". *Harefuah*. **151**: 50–4, 60. [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [22670503](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22670503).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Netanyahu meets Medical Association chief](http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4103651,00.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [World Medical Association Names Israeli as New President](http://www.israel21c.org/social-action/world-medical-association-names-israeli-as-new-president)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Centennial of the Israeli Medical Association](http://jewishmedicalassociationuk.org/medicine-in-israel/israel-medical-association/centennial-of-the-israeli-medical-association)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Israeli Doctors Ban 'Conversion Therapy' for Gay People"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190110232815/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-doctors-ban-conversion-therapy-for-gay-people-1.6828815). *Haaretz*. 10 January 2019. Archived from [the original](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-doctors-ban-conversion-therapy-for-gay-people-1.6828815) on January 10, 2019.

## External links

- [Official site](http://www.ima.org.il/en/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071021052202/http://ima.org.il/EN/) 2007-10-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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