About Us

CzMA strives for the development and dissemination of scientifically based knowledge in medical sciences and related fields, and its application in healthcare with a special emphasis on preventive activities.

CzMA participates in raising the level of professional knowledge of its members in the field of medical sciences and related fields, and in spreading health awareness among citizens.

CzMA supports scientific research activities in the field of healthcare, helps create conditions for informing both professional and lay public about its results, and advocates for their application in practice.

CzMA is actively involved in solving issues related to the management, organization, and implementation of diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive care and related activities.

CzMA creates conditions for the exchange of information and the development of all forms of cooperation between its members and organizations and institutions with a professional focus in the Czech Republic and abroad.

CzMA fully supports the activities of professional societies, fellowships of physicians, and other associations of workers in healthcare and related fields.

CzMA ensures adherence to ethical principles in the practice of healthcare professions.

CzMA ensures the use of only such diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic methods which nature and effects are supported by currently recognized scientific evidence.

The central membership registry of the CzMA and its organizational units (i.e., professional societies and fellowships of physicians) is maintained centrally in the secretariat of the CzMA.

Interested parties can register online directly on the website www.cls.cz. When filling out the application, the applicant must indicate the chosen organizational unit they wish to join. Membership in the CzMA and its organizational units is open to both Czech citizens and foreigners.

The application is forwarded from the central registry to the appropriate committee of the organizational unit for consideration.

The committee of the organizational unit decides on the acceptance of the applicant.

Regular member of the CzMA

• Regular member can become a physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional and related fields who agrees with the mission and goals of the CzMA and commits to contributing to their fulfillment.
• Every member is a member of one of its organizational units. The number of organizational units one can be a member of is not limited.
• Membership is also open to legal entities with similar objectives (acceptance is decided individually). Membership is governed by an affiliated membership agreement. (associate membership agreement in Czech language)

The committee of the organizational unit is its governing and executive body; and communicates with individual members of the organizational unit (e.g. sends information about its activities, offers participation in educational events, etc.); the committee cooperates with the board of the CzMA. The committee also sets the amount of membership fees for each organizational unit. Some organizational units have differentiated membership fees for various categories (groups) of members, e.g. based on age. The committee of the organizational unit can also terminate the membership of its members if they do not fulfill the obligations stated in the Statutes of the CzMA.

Membership Fees

According to the Statutes of the CzMA, the membership fee is divided into two parts:

• Basic annual membership fee for the CzMA - 500 CZK (from January 1, 2023).
• The annual membership fee for individual organizational units, set by the committee of the given organizational unit.

Membership fees are paid once a year based on a payment request sent by the central membership registry of the CzMA via email at the beginning of the calendar year.

Each member can apply for a discount or waiver of the membership fee (members over 70 years old, parental leave). The discount must be requested through the ‘Request for Membership Fee Reduction’ form in Czech language.

Fees are exempt from VAT according to §61 a) of the VAT Act, and since membership in the CzMA is not legally mandatory, fees are not a tax-deductible expense under §24 par. 2 letter d) of the Income Tax Act.

Services provided by the CzMA secretariat to organizational units and members of the CzMA as part of the basic membership fee:

Secretariat

• Handling agendas of medals, diplomas, awarding honors, and honorary memberships
• Consultancy, legal assistance, methodological guidance
• Reviewing contracts related to organization units’ activities

Membership Registry

• Keeping records of members and organizational units (OU), possibly their sections
• Sending payment requests for membership fees, recording, and urging payments
• Changes in member profiles based on decisions by individual members or committees of OU (possibly members can adjust it themselves by logging into their profile)
• Processing membership overviews at the request of the committees of organizational units
• Providing mailing services, possibly to third legal entities based on a contract with the written consent of the committee chairman of OU
• Compiling and sending information (via email, mail) at the request of OU
• Preparing and organizing electronic and combined elections to committees and review commissions of the OU
• Handling requests for the inclusion of professional events in the registry of continuous education of ČLK (the Czech Medical Chamber), ČAS, (the Czech Academy of Science) and AKP

Economics and Accounting

• Planning and monitoring economic activities, including OU management
• Reports and summaries of OU management
• Consultancy and consultations on economic cases
• Issuing invoices, monitoring payments, and sending reminders
• Recording incoming invoices and their payments
• Processing domestic and foreign travel reimbursements and small expenses
• Recording revenues and their summaries (registration fees, etc.), issuing tax documents for received payments
• Payroll processing and reporting
• Social and health insurance for employees
• Economic consultancy for organizing congresses, training, and other events
• Monitoring current tax and accounting legislation
• Preparing accounting and tax closures, processing VAT, preparing for audit

Publishing and Printing Services

• Managing subscriber databases
• Issuing invoices, payment slips, and reminders to subscribers
• Recording payments, issuing tax documents
• Archiving journals

Use of Premises

• Free use of lecture halls in the ‘Medical House’ building
• Managing property records (purchase and disposal), collecting and archiving documentation on property inventories

The basic membership fee does not cover the costs of material consumption, energy, telephones, internet usage, and procurement of IT and other technical equipment for OS.

All forms of the central membership registry can be found here - forms for download.

Central Membership Registry of the CzMA

• It is properly registered with the Office for Personal Data Protection (reg. no. 00000124/001 of January 4, 2001)
• It is used exclusively for the internal needs of the CzMA and its organizational units
• It is secured in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 101/2000 Coll. on the protection of personal data

With the amendment of the CzMA election regulations on May 17, 2022, elections to the committee and review commission of the organizational unit can take place either at a meeting of the relevant body (in-person), electronically, or by combining these two forms. More information and forms for elections can be obtained from the central membership registry cle@cls.cz

Complete texts of the statutes, rules of procedure, election regulations, and model statutes for organizational units and sections of the CzMA are available in .DOC

Honors and awards granted by organizational units and the board of CzMA

The issuance of all diplomas for awards is ensured by the secretariat of CzMA. 

Organizational units of the CzMA award:

• Awards for scientific published works
• Honorary membership of the organizational unit of CzMA

The board of the CzMA awards:

• Honorary medal of CzMA
• Golden commemorative medal of CzMA
• Honorary membership of CzMA
• J. E. Purkyně award
  • The highest recognition for outstanding contributions to the field and lifetime scientific work. It is traditionally awarded annually at the Libochovice Castle.
• Board award of CzMAfor scientific works 
  • It is awarded for original scientific works that significantly influence healthcare or transfer scientific knowledge into medical practice. Categories of scientific monographs and professional articles are evaluated separately.