The British International Doctors Association (BIDA) was established in 1975 with the sole objective of promoting EQUALITY and FAIRNESS for all doctors working in the UK. ​ BIDA's mission is to achieve equal treatment of all doctors based on their competence and merit irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or country of origin. ​ The BIDA Student Wing was formed with the purpose of extending these values to the international student doctor community which represents the medical practitioners of the future.