The Association of Hungarian Medical Society -MOTESZ – was established in 1966 and is the association of professional societies of medical doctors, dentists and of societies of exact- and social sciences related to them. The MOTESZ aims are: encouraging the development of Hungarian Health Care, medical-, dental- and closely related exact and social sciences; representing common interests of autonomous member societies of the association, providing coherent view concerning common efforts; holding together and representing common professional interests at both national and international level, forming and representing a unified opinion in national and international organisations, promoting enforcement of interest of the member societies and of the Association, providing help in legislation relating to medicine and Hungarian medical profession; distribution and protection of scientific and professional education, improving scientific and professional activity and promoting practical adaptation of its results; protection and improvement of the standard of continuous medical education of medical doctors; promoting and co-ordinating the activities of member-societies at association level, handling common problems, promoting solution to them, helping cooperation of member societies, insuring information flow and exchange of views.