Kolkata, July 2nd, 2025 : The 2nd of July 2025 witnessed the birth of a new sun across the horizon of the field of laboratory medicine, with the launch of its newest association, The Association of Laboratory Medicine (ALM). Besides American Association of Laboratory Medicine (AALM) It is the only association of Laboratory Medicine. The organization was formally launched today admits great fanfare with its inaugural press meet at the Press Club, Kolkata today. This is made on the slogan ‘Better health for Laboratory Medicine‘.
The inauguration was graced by stalwart physicians from all the disciplines of laboratory medicine namely Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine and Laboratory Medicine itself. This new Association will be a joint platform for the coordination of the doctors and the discussion on the knowledge of the latest art of technique of these five disciplines to achieve the perfection and rapidity of medical diagnosis. Many times people have confusion to the medical tests and result. It is thought that this coordination to the doctors as well as clinics decreases these problems.
ALM’s predominant focus and aim is to develop and nurture a millions of knowledge sharing, inter-disciplinary hand holding and exchange of thoughts and expertise in continuum.
The Association pledges to be strongly indoctrinated in equal representation and authority of all its disciplines and harbors a definite mandate for creating prospects and opportunities of the younger brigade and newly joined professionals in a manner befitting their talent and acumen.
ALM intends to foster academic discourses and events of the highest attainable calibre and quality taking into its embrace all of its five sibling disciplines as well as a healthy symbiosis with the clinic.
The association is also firmly emphatic in its policy of constructive rather than competitive exchanges and is dedicated to ensure a healthy optimistic outreach to all its members.
Already having crossed the century mark, in terms of membership, ALM remains well poised as a balanced family structure aiming to elevate the field of Laboratory Medicine to higher pedestals in the coming days.
Dr. Tamal Kanti Ghosh ( President), Dr. Ashvini Sengupta ( GS), Dr. Debasish Banerjee ( Chief Patron), Dr. Pradip Mitra ( Chief Patron), Dr. SM Nadeem, Dr. Sankar Sengupta , Dr. Susruta Sen along with the other renowned pathologists will grace the occasion and address the Press.
