Turkish Association for Medical Education was founded in 1979. The mission of the association was to support undergraduate and graduate medical education, and the faculty members for the development of medical schools and the medical curricula in Turkey.

The founding members, who were rectors, deans and senior faculty members of medical schools in Turkey were; Muvaffak Akman, Orhan S. Andac, Neset Aytan, Servet Bilir, A. Sevim Buyukdevrim, Cem’i Demiroglu, Ihsan Dogramaci, Irfan Duygulu, Gungor Ertem, Dogan Karan, Sevinc Nejat Oral, Ruknettin Ogutman, Dogan Remzi, Dogan Taner, Tahsin Tuncali, Alim Uzunalimoglu, Suat Vural, Nedim Zembilci.