IAP DK

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) was established in 1962 at Patna, Bihar with less than 100 paediatricians as its members. Later, IAP was established in Mumbai in 1963 with more than 150 paediatricians as its members and subsequently it was made as IAP I-IQ. The IAP celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year in the year 2013 with over 23,000 members across the country with 26 States, 303 Districts, and City level branches. The Academy has promoted different specialties in the field of Pediatrics through its various Chapters. IAP is the largest and most representative association of Paediatricians in India as compared with other organizations of medical specialties that are often fragmented and segmented. This indicates the unity that the association has been able to maintain among its members over the past 50 years. One of the major activities undertaken by the IAP since its inception has been to organize Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs by holding conferences, symposia, lectures and other meets all over the country. Pediatrics as a subject was relatively under represented in the under graduate curriculum in the 1950s but IAPs efforts resulted in the subject receiving more importance and being recognized as a separate discipline. The Govt of India recognized the strength and unity of the IAP and has, over the years, invited the participation and critical appraisal of Child health programs initiated by Central and State Governments. IAP's head office is operating in Mumbai, while Delhi is the seat of its official publication - Indian Pediatrics, an indexed journal. Another one more recent journal - Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, is published from Chennai and has become a more popular source of scientific information.