Kuring-gai District Medical Association is a local medical association affiliated with the Australian Medical Association. Currently there are nearly 400 members, all of whom either work or live in the general northern area of Sydney, and comprise Specialists, General Practitioners, Salaried Doctors, Academics and Medical Students. The KDMA is dedicated to promoting fellowship and education within the current and future medical fraternity, and is proud of its relationship with the Northern Sydney Clinical School.

The Association had its beginnings in the early 1950's, when meetings were conducted in the Nurses Room at Ryde Hospital. Today, about 50 years later, the Association has a fully equipped office, and employs a full-time administrator to take care of day-to-day matters and servicing the growing membership.

KDMA, as the Association is known, covers a large geographic area, stretching from Gladesville Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge, to the Manly-Warringah area in the east, and to the Parramatta area in the west. Our members are associated with the major public hospitals contained within this area, as well as the privately run hospitals; these hospitals include the Sydney Adventist Hospital, the Mater Misericordiae, Royal North Shore Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, Hornsby and Kuring-gai Hospital, Dalcross Hospital, The Hills Private Hospital, Westmead Hospital and Westmead Private Hospital, Ryde Hospital, Mt. Wilga Hospital, The Poplars Hospital, and Northside Clinic, to name a few.

The KDMA is supported by a committee, elected each year from within the membership. Association members meet on a bi-monthly basis to enjoy an ‘educational meal’ in a local restaurant or conference venue. In addition, the KDMA has established an outstanding reputation for running a good-value and fun week long annual scientific conference, with locations to appeal to members and their families. Throughout the year, the association also hosts other social events, which have included Golf Days, Deep Sea Fishing, Trivia Evenings, and Harbour Cruises. Members are kept up to date with all happenings through a regular newsletter.