Welcome to SASMM
South African Society of Medical Managers is a national organisation of Medical Managers in South Africa. It is an affiliate of the South African Medical Association.
It aims to represent Medical Managers to serve its members and strives to create an environment where all health care workers can work together to improve the health of the nation.
The Society requires the active support of the Medical Managers to make Medical Managers a recognised speciality in South Africa. Please send us an e-mail confirming your support (see news section)
In the News
Countries have established specialist Colleges such as newly established Division of Medical Management. Medical Management is now recognised in developing countries like Hong Kong,Singapore,India and Malaysia,which set up standards and conduct examinations for Fellowships in Medical Management.
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The Society has started the process of revival of Medical Management as a Specialty and had sent letters of intention to various stakeholders and received favourable response from most of them.It was agreed that the proposed speciality will be called ‘Medical Management’ and the specialist would be called ‘Medical Management Specialist’.
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At the Council meeting of the College of Public Health Medicine of South Africa, in Bloemfontein on 19th October 2006, ‘Division of Medical Management’ was created under the College of Public Health Medicine to drive this initiative.
Related links
- American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
- Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE)
- College of Medical Administrators of Sri Lanka (CMASL)
- Danish Medical Association (DMA)
- Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM)
- Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM)
- Israeli Society of Medical Management (ISMM)
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
- Dutch Movement for Doctors in Management (DMDM)
- European Alliance of Medical Managers (EAMM)
- Italian Society of Medical Managers (SIMM)
- Public Health Association of South Africa
- South African Medical Association
- College of Medicine of South Africa
- World Federation of Medical Managers
- National Department of Health
- South African Dental Association
- Office Bearers