The Indian Medical Association has morphed into a body representing the trade and commerce of medicine rather than the practice of medicine as a whole. Given the increasingly commercial and corporatised nature of healthcare, organisations like the IMA should provide leadership and a sense of direction to the individual medical professional overwhelmed by change. They should protect the individual rights of doctors working in an increasingly cut-throat private sector which uses professionals as pawns in a game.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/doctors-entrepreneurial-gowns
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-nagral
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-personnel
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drug-industry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corruption
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation