Amedical association ormedical college is atrade association that brings togetherpractitioners of a particular geographical area (a country, region, province). In common-law countries, they are often grouped bymedical specialties (cardiologists,family doctors, etc.).
Medical associations act as a safeguard of the fundamental values of themedicalprofession: thedeontological ethics and code ofethics. In addition to providing exclusive representation in national and international medical practitioners, a medical college is responsible for management and protection of the medical profession.
In most countries, licensing is usually required. A professional or college official is a public corporation of an industry association composed of persons exercising liberal professions and calls are usually covered by the state. Associate members are also known ascolleges.[1]
Inancient Rome, the college was understood by the name ofColegium the company public law with legal personality, formed by a plurality of persons with the same trade. For its formation is needed at least three people, but to continue their activity sufficient one. It is believed thatOpificum oSocietate colleges, from which the current Official Colleges, were derived from the associations of commoners to achieve benefits similar to those enjoyed by thepatricians, needed a special authorization from theEmperor or theSenate to take legal personality. The government and the administration were chosen at a meeting of all participants. FromAlexander Severus, these associations are transformed to free compulsory, children should follow the profession of his father.
These first colleges were characterized by common purpose to prevail over private interests. InEurope, and specifically inSpain, colleges and professional associations have a long tradition through the centuries, interrupted only by theFrench Revolution, which in its ideology advocating that there should be one between thecitizen and thesovereign state. This suppression of the early nineteenth century was changing throughout the century, returning to the end of her rebirth.
Currently, aprofessional association is a public corporation of an industry association composed of persons exercising professions calls, and are usually covered by the state. Associate members are known ascolleges. When dedication is directed to manual or craft activities used the traditional name ofguild.[2][3]