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IAP Delhi
The Indian Academy of Pediatrics has
closely linked with the development of the Pediatric
Specialty in Delhi In the 40’s Delhi has 2 Pediatricians.
During 1949, the leading pediatricians of Delhi met
at the office of Dr K L Jain on Thursday afternoon.
These pediatricians mostly were Members of the Association
of Physicians of India. In that first meeting of pediatrician,
the idea of forming an Association of pediatricians
of India was mooted. It is interesting to observe that
the present practice of our Thursday Meetings seems
to have its roots in that first meeting held on a Thursday.
In 1954, the Association of pediatricians of India was
christened and it established its Central office at
Bombay. The Delhi State Branch came into being in 1964.
The first Department of Pediatrics was created at the
Irwin (Now LNJP Hospital) Hospital and Dr P N Taneja
joined as Head of Department in 1952. The Kalawati Saran
Children’s Hospital came up in 1956 and Dr Sheila
Singh Paul was its Head of The department. The next
pediatric Department was established at the Safdarjung
Hospital in 1957-59 with Dr A K Basu as its Head. The
pediatrics Department in AIIMS was started in 1958.
Meetings in late fifties were mostly held in these hospitals.
In 1996, IAP Delhi registered under Societies Act of
1986 and purchased its office premises at Ansari Road
Dariyaganj, New Delhi.
Aims and Objectives
- To encourage and advance the knowledge, Study
and practice of the science of Pediatrics and
of Child Care in all possible ways.
- To promote scientific collaboration of its
members for better child care.
- To establish and maintain libraries, reading
rooms, laboratories and research centers for
the promotion of its objectives.
- To organize, establish, conduct, superintend
or control institutions of Delhi for promotion
directly or indirectly the practice, study and
research in the Pediatrics and child care or
in any of its aspects.
- To provide facilities to students, Scholars
and Institutions for the study and research
in the Pediatrics or in any aspects of it by
way of scholarships, Fellowships, grants or
endowments.
- To found, maintain award, either itself or
in cooperation with other bodies, person, prizes
and awards.
- To Print and publish an official Bulletin
of the society, book, periodicals or publications
on Pediatrics, Child Care and allied subjects
for promotion of its objects.
- To train up personnel for carrying out the
objectives of the society and to incur necessary
expenses for the purpose.
- To organize conferences, lectures, meetings,
seminars, symposia, exhibitions for promotion
of its objects.
- To consider and express its views on all questions
affecting child health in India and to study,
suggest, criticize or otherwise advise or take
part in the framing of laws affecting the science
and practice of Pediatrics.
- To appoint officers and other staff as may
be found necessary or convenient for the conduct
and management of the affairs of the society
and pay them such remuneration as may be prescribed
from time to time.
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Membership of IAP Delhi: The IAP Delhi
carried out a special drive this year to increase
its strength. A list of the Pediatricians practicing
in Delhi was procured from Delhi Medical Council.
Both list of DMC and IAP members were matched
and the Pediatricians who are not members of IAP
were contacted by IAP office to motivate them
to become member of IAP Delhi. Consequently, IAP
Delhi increased its membership significantly this
year and first time it crossed four figures. Present
Membership strength is within ( as on 30-11-2006)
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| Life Members |
1028 |
| Associate life |
25 |
| Affiliated |
02 |
| Ordinary |
12 |
| Total |
1067 |
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Privileges of the Members:
The memorandum of association of the IAP
Delhi guarantees following privileges to its members.
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- To receive the official bulletin of the Society
free of cost and other publications free of
the cost or at reduced prizes as may be framed
time to time and determine by the executive
board.
- To attend meeting and conferences arranged
or organized by the Society.
- To use reading rooms and libraries maintained
by the society and to consult and use the books
and periodicals in the library at such time
and on such conditions as may be prescribed
by the regulations made by the Executive board.
- All the members shall have right to participate
in all activities of the Society as per rules
and regulations.
- All the life and ordinary members are entitled
to be elected to executive Board of the Society
and right to take part in the elections or vote
any meeting of the Society.
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Memorandum
of Association of IAP Delhi
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