The Norwegian Medical Association (Norwegian: Den norske lægeforening 1886-2008, since 2008 Den norske legeforening) was founded in 1886. It has more than 22,000 members, or about 94% of all Norwegian doctors. Torunn Janbu is the current president of the association. It is affiliated with the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations.
Governance:
- Executive Committee (9 members)
- County Divisions (19)
- Occupational branches (7)
- Specialty Branches (59)
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I tell you what you’ll never really know:
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“The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.”
—French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed August 1789, published September 1791)