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{{Short description|Indian medical organisation}}
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'''National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)''', better known by its acronym, '''NAMS''', is a non-constitutional, non-statutory advisory body to the Government in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning and as a promoting agency for [[continuing medical education]] (CME) for medical and health professionals.<ref name="From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CaQ3-x3LXMC&q=national+academy+of+medical+sciences+(nams)&pg=PA171 | title=From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry | publisher=Pearson Education India | author=D. P. Burma | year=2011 | pages=171 of 531 | isbn=9788131732205 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328233300/https://books.google.ae/books?id=4CaQ3-x3LXMC&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=national+academy+of+medical+sciences+(nams)&source=bl&ots=H_AWS5hGyQ&sig=_e6RXvmkwS2rPDTImjq2Lb-qoyI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiazK7vxMrLAhUFSBQKHXGfBCI4ChDoAQgZMAA#v=onepage&q=national%20academy%20of%20medical%20sciences%20(nams)&f=false | archive-date=28 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="About NAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=intro | title=About NAMS | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=18 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320002239/http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=intro | archive-date=20 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is a part of the ''[[Inter Academy Medical Panel]]'' (IAMP), a global network of medical academies.<ref name="IAMP Members">{{cite web | url=http://iamp-online.org/members/list/ | title=IAMP Members | publisher=Inter Academy Medical Panel | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319185430/http://iamp-online.org/members/list/ | archive-date=19 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Academy is headquartered at NAMS House, at Ansari Nagar, neighbouring the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS]] and the [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]] House, along Mahatma Gandhi Marg, in the Indian capital of [[New Delhi]].<ref name="Contact Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/contact.php | title=Contact Us | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=18 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320002341/http://www.nams-india.in/contact.php | archive-date=20 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Genesis ==
The National Academy of Medical Sciences originated as the Indian Academy of Medical Sciences, a registered society, on 21 April 1961, for the promotion of medical education and research in India.<ref name="About NAMS" /> The academy, housed in NAMS House, New Delhi, started functioning when [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the then Prime Minister of India inaugurated the institution on 19 December 1961. In 1963, the inaugural convocation was held at [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] when [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] addressed the gathering. The Academy re-branded itself as the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) on 16 November 1979.

== Governance ==
The Academy is governed by a council that is made up of 22 Indian medical professionals who are selected from the community. It is headed by a President and Vice President, and a Treasurer assists them in financial matters.<ref name="About NAMS" /> Mukund S. Joshi is the incumbent president and Sanjay Wadhwa and Manorama Berry serves as the vice president and treasurer, respectively.<ref name="Office Bearers">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=officebearers | title=Office Bearers | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320002326/http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=officebearers | archive-date=20 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The council members include many notable medical personalities such as [[P. K. Dave]], [[Saroj Chooramani Gopal]] and [[Mohan Kameswaran]], among others.<ref name="List Of Council Members">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=councilmembers | title=List Of Council Members | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320002235/http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=councilmembers | archive-date=20 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Activities ==
One of the principal activities of NAMS is promoting medical education through [[continuing medical education]] (CME) programmes for the junior scientists and medical professionals.<ref name="From Physiology and Chemistry to Biochemistry" /> The Academy provides opportunities, on a regular basis, for the aspirants to undergo training at various centres of excellence. It conducts symposia and workshops on various medical topics where medical professionals and researchers are exposed to modern medical methodologies and practices and encourages them to join the stream as members of the Academy.<ref name="About NAMS" /> On successful performance at the entry examination conducted by the [[National Board of Examinations]], the examinees are awarded the [[Diplomate of National Board]] title (formerly MNAMS).<ref name="Notification">{{cite web | url=http://www.natboard.edu.in/dnb_matter.php?notice_id=4 | title=Notification | publisher=National Board of Examinations | date=2016 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | archive-date=Namscon2014">{{cite web | url=http://namscon2014.com/pages/about-us.php | title=Namscon2014 | publisher=Namscon | date=2016 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320064104/http://namscon2014.com/pages/about-us.php | archive-date=March 20, 2016 }}</ref> Further, it acts as an advisory body to the Government of India in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning.<ref name="About NAMS" />

== Emeritus Professors ==
The academy honors academics with notable service profile and achievements with the title of ''Emeritus Professor''.<ref name="Directory Of Emeritus Professors">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=directory | title=Directory Of Emeritus Professors | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=18 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328064542/http://www.nams-india.in/about.php?n=directory | archive-date=28 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The following is a list of ''Emeritus Professor'' title holders:

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* [[Daya Kishore Hazra]]
* [[Jasbir Singh Bajaj]]
* M. Berry
* Shivinder Singh Gill
* M. K. Bahn
* C. S. Bhaskaran
* C. Shyamala Bhasakaran
* R. V. Bhatt
* M. S. Boparai
* Kamal Buckshee
* [[Ranjit Roy Chaudhury]]
* [[Jagjit Singh Chopra]]
* [[Kirpal Singh Chugh]]
* T. D. Chugh
* [[P. K. Dave]]
* [[M. G. Deo]]
* S. S. Deshmukh
* [[Nirmal Kumar Ganguly|N. K. Ganguly]]
* [[B. K. Goyal]]
* [[J. S. Guleria]]
* O. P. Gupta
* [[S. Kameswaran]]
* B. M. L. Kapur
* [[Narayana Panicker Kochupillai]]
* [[Ramachandra Datatraya Lele]]
* [[Jitendra Nath Pande]]
* [[Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao]]
* [[G. S. Sainani]]
* C. P. Sawhney
* K. N. Sharma
* Shridhar Sharma
* Gurmohan Singh
* [[K. K. Talwar]]
* [[Prakash Narain Tandon]]
* S. P. S. Teotia
* S. N. Wadhwa
* [[N. H. Wadia]]
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== Journal of the Academy ==
The Academy publishes a quarterly journal, the ''Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)'',<ref name="Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)">{{cite journal | url=http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals | title=Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) | journal=Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) | issn=2454-5635 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113050549/http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals | archive-date=13 November 2015 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> which provides a platform for researchers, educationists and education administrators to publish their works.<ref name="Ann Natl Acad Med Sci">{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0379-038X_Annals_of_the_National_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences_India | title=Ann Natl Acad Med Sci | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327163929/https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0379-038X_Annals_of_the_National_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences_India | archive-date=27 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Vol 51, No 1 & 2 (2015)">{{cite journal | url=http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/issue/view/7/showToc | title=Vol 51, No 1 & 2 (2015) | journal=Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) | year=2015 | volume=51 | issue=1 | issn=2454-5635 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328074025/http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/issue/view/7/showToc | archive-date=28 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Sanjeev Misra is the editor while V. Mohan Kumar and [[Mohan Kameswaran]] serve as the Associate Editor and Assistant Editor respectively and they are assisted by an Editorial Board and a team of editorial assistants.<ref name="Editorial Team">{{cite web | url=http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/about/editorialTeam | title=Editorial Team | publisher=NAMS | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328040323/http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/about/editorialTeam | archive-date=28 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Awards and Prizes ==
The Academy has instituted six annual awards for contributions in the fields of research, service, publication and academics.<ref name="NAMS Awards">{{cite journal | url=http://lrsitbrd.nic.in/IJTB/Year%201990/July%201990/July%201990%20n.pdf | title=NAMS Awards | journal=Ind. J. Tub. | year=1990 | volume=37 | issue=171 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823044504/http://lrsitbrd.nic.in/IJTB/Year%201990/July%201990/July%201990%20n.pdf | archive-date=23 August 2006 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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* '''Dr. S. S. Misra Memorial Award'''<ref name="Awards and recognition">{{cite web | url=http://www.rmrc.res.in/aboutAwards.html | title=Awards and recognition | publisher=Regional Medical Research Centre | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327033132/http://www.rmrc.res.in/aboutAwards.html | archive-date=27 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The award recognizes excellence in research by a student below the age of 40 years and is open to unpublished work in the field of biomedical science. Established in 1974, in honour of one of the founder fellows of the Academy, the award carries a bronze medal and a cash prize.

* '''Sir Shriram Memorial Award'''<ref name="Awards and Fellowship">{{cite web | url=http://www.sushrut.org/profile/awards_felloships.pdf | title=Awards and Fellowship | publisher=Sushrut | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331180940/http://www.sushrut.org/profile/awards_felloships.pdf | archive-date=31 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The award was instituted by an endowment from ''Shriram Foundation'', carrying a bronze medal and cash prize, and is awarded for the best unpublished work on community health and medicine, medical education and hospital administration during a period of three years preceding the award.

* '''Dr. R. M. Kasliwal Award'''<ref name="Highlights of your department/unit">{{cite web | url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/ims/hospital/units/surgery/highlights.htm | title=Highlights of your department/unit | publisher=Banaras Hindu University | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612011018/http://www.bhu.ac.in/ims/hospital/units/surgery/highlights.htm | archive-date=12 June 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Founded by a Fellow of the Academy, the award is open to the best field work on diseases related to colon. The scrutiny is based on a submitted paper by the aspirant on the work done by him in India.

* '''Dr. Vimla Yirmani Award'''<ref name="Notes and News">{{cite journal | url=http://lrsitbrd.nic.in/IJTB/Year%201991/July%201991/july%201991%20M.pdf | title=Notes and News | journal=Ind .J. Tub. | year=1991 | volume=38 | pages=174 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331214002/http://lrsitbrd.nic.in/IJTB/Year%201991/July%201991/july%201991%20M.pdf | archive-date=31 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
This is another award founded by a fellow of the Academy, which recognizes the work done in India in the field of ''physical and or psycho-sociological rehabilitation of neurologically and or mentally afflicted people''. The award consists of a bronze medal and cash prize.

* '''Shriram Travel Fellowship Scheme'''<ref name="Notes and News" />
This is a fellowship open to the faculty of an Indian educational institution for advanced learning at another Indian institution. The fellowship is awarded on the basis of nominations received from the heads of institutions in India.

* '''Shyam Lal Saxena Memorial Award'''<ref name="Welcome to MERFish">{{cite web | url=http://www.merfish.org/ | title=Welcome to MERFish | publisher=MERFish | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322062655/http://www.merfish.org/ | archive-date=22 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Awarded to the best work, published or unpublished, by a researcher, in the field of biomedical engineering and carries a bronze medal and cash prize.
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Besides these awards, two annual orations ''NAMS Oration'' and Dr. K. L. Wig Oration,<ref name="DMCH doctor awarded ‘Dr K L Wig Oration 2014-2015’">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypost.in/regions/daily-ludhiana/50679-dmch-doctor-awarded-dr-k-l-wig-oration-2014-2015 | title=DMCH doctor awarded 'Dr K L Wig Oration 2014-2015' | publisher=Daily Post | date=27 October 2015 | access-date=16 March 2016 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
have also been instituted by the Academy.<ref name="NAMS Oration">{{cite web | url=http://web.tnmgrmu.ac.in/index.php/dental/436-newsaevents/2717 | title=NAMS Oration | publisher=The Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329072105/http://web.tnmgrmu.ac.in/index.php/dental/436-newsaevents/2717 | archive-date=29 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Indian National Science Academy]]
* [[Indian Academy of Sciences]]
* [[National Academy of Sciences, India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.iamp-online.org/node/64 | title=National Academy of Medical Sciences(India) | publisher=Inter Academy Medical Panel | work=IAMP Profile | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLQ6aktCp3c&index=3&list=PL7U8qKlegO_kx3-qJ4SMUaeaeiWf4EBmu | title=Dr R M Kasliwal Award | publisher=NAMSCON 2014 | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=27 October 2014 | access-date=19 March 2016}}

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