Danish Medical Association

The Danish Medical Association (DADL) is a medical professional association in Denmark. It has a membership of 21,800, and is affiliated with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.^[1] Since 1954, it has published the medical journal Danish Medical Journal, which was originally named Danish Medical Bulletin until 2012.

DADL/DMA

Danish Medical Association
Den Almindelige Danske Lægeforening
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Location	Denmark
Members	26,235
Key people	Mads Henrik Koch Hansen, Chairman Jens Winther Jensen, President Jette Hansen Dam Michael Dupont Carl Johan F. Erichsen Bruno A.Melgaard Jensen Anja Ulrike Mitchell Lise Møller Camilla Noelle Rathcke Andreas Rudkjøbing Mads Skippe
Affiliations	AC
Website	www.laeger.dk

History

The Danish Medical Association began in town of Korsør on the island of Zealand, on September 1, 1857, after many informal meetings over the prior 6 years attended by many "provincial doctors" from around the nation. According to an article published in the British Medical Journal in 1957, " The D.M.A.'s present objects, as revised in 1935, are (1) to unite Danish doctors in watching over the interests of the profession, and (2) to act as the organ by which the medical profession exerts its influence on problems affecting the community in general."^[2]

List of other organizations

Danish Medical Association is the main organization which has a number of physician associations / trade unions under its umbrella:^[1]

• Association of Junior Doctors
• General Practitioners Organization
• Association of Medical Specialists