American Association for the History of Medicine
Founded in 1925, the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) is a professional association of historians, physicians, nurses, archivists, curators, librarians, and others. The AAHM promotes and encourages research, study, writing, and interest in the history of medicine and allied fields.
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Jobs: Visiting Assistant Professorship Positions, 2022-23, Grand Valley State University
Position Title: Department of History, Grand Valley State University, Two (2) Visiting Assistant Professorship Positions, 2022-2023: 1) History of Technology/History of Medicine and 2) World History and/or US History Summary: The Department of History at Grand Valley State University invites applications for full-time Visiting (non-tenure-track) appointments for the 2022-2023 academic year, with the possibility for […]
Congratulations to the 2022 AAHM Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2022 AAHM award winners! The awards were presented at the AAHM Awards Ceremony on April 23, 2022, during the annual meeting of the association held in Saratoga Springs, New York. William Osler Medal: Daniel D. Castaneda, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, “‘Vendors of Death’: Sanitary Discourses and the Stigmatization of […]
Congratulations to the 2021 AAHM Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2021 AAHM award winners honored on May 14, 2021 during the 94th annual meeting of the Association held virtually. William Osler Medal Honorable Mention: Aneek Patel of New York University Grossman School of Medicine, for his essay, “Roots of Resistance: The Slave Midwife as an Agent of Slave Resistance in the Antebellum South.” […]
AAHM News: AAHM calls for properly archiving JAMA’s podcast on “Structural Racism for Doctors”
March 30, 2021 American Association for the History of Medicine AAHM calls for properly archiving JAMA’s podcast on “Structural Racism for Doctors” As scholars in the American Association for the History of Medicine, we support the sentiments expressed in the letter below by several AAHM members calling on the Journal of the American Medical Association […]
American Association for the History of Medicine
Sarah Handley-Cousins, Secretary
554 Park Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260