German Association for Medical Education

The German Association for Medical Education (German: Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung) is a non-profit organization to promote interdisciplinary advancement of medical education in German speaking countries. GMA is a member of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany and the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). It was founded on April 22, 1978.

Cooperations
Among other organizations, the GMA cooperates with:
 * Medizinischer Fakultätentag (MFT)
 * Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF)
 * Bundesvertretung der Medizinstudierenden in Deutschland (bvmd)
 * Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)

Presidents

 * Fritz Kemper (1978 – 1982)
 * Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe (1982 – 1986)
 * Dietrich Habeck (1986 – 1994)
 * Florian Eitel (1994 – 2003)
 * Eckard G. Hahn (2003 – 2011)
 * Martin R. Fischer (2011 – present)

Annual conferences

 * 1) 2004: Berlin, Germany
 * 2) 2005: Münster, Germany
 * 3) 2006: Cologne, Germany
 * 4) 2007: Hanover, Germany
 * 5) 2008: Greifswald, Germany
 * 6) 2009: Freiburg, Germany
 * 7) 2010: Bochum, Germany
 * 8) 2011: Munich, Germany
 * 9) 2012: Aachen, Germany
 * 10) 2013: Graz, Austria
 * 11) 2014: Hamburg, Germany
 * 12) 2015: Leipzig, Germany
 * 13) 2016: Bern, Switzerland
 * 14) 2017: Münster, Germany
 * 15) 2018: Vienna, Austria
 * 16) 2019: Frankfurt, Germany
 * 17) 2020: Zürich, Switzerland (cancelled)
 * 18) 2021: online
 * 19) 2022: Halle (Saale), Germany
 * 20) 2023: Osnabrück, Germany