Founded: 1925 | Admitted to ACLS: 2002
American Association for the History of Medicine
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To encourage research, study, interest, and writing in the history of medicine, including the history of public health, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and allied arts, sciences, and professions; to lend its support to and to cooperate with local, national, or international organizations having similar purposes; to organize and arrange meetings, forums and discussion group lectures, present awards, and issue publications.