Association of Physicians of Gujarat (APG) was formed in 1972, for the purpose of providing an academic platform to the Physicians of Gujarat and to instill in them the practice of participation at various academic events.
The actual inception of APG was the thought of group of doctors like Dr. S. C. Kusumgar, Dr. R. K. Desal, Dr R. M. Shah, Dr. S. J. Damany, Dr. M. M. Parikh, Dr. Nathubhai Patel, Dr. Utkarsh Mehd, Dr. Bachubhai Desai and soon.
Dr. S. C. Kusumgar was the founder President and Dr. Bachubhai Desai & Dr. Utkarsh Mehd were the founder Secretaries of APG.
The first convention was convened in 1972 at Ahmedabad, followed by annual conventions at Baroda, Surat and Jamnagar, The First annual conference was convened at Ahmedabad in 1978, which later became a regular annual feature. To begin with conferences were held only where the medical colleges were located, namely, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat and Jamnagar.
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