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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



trial Medical Association ; Minnesota Academy 

 of Occupational Medicine and Surgery; New 

 England Industrial Medical Association ; Central 

 States Society of Industrial Medicine and Sur- 

 gery; Industrial Medical Association of New 

 Jersey; Texas Industrial Medical Association; 

 Industrial Medical Association of Philadelphia; 

 Kentucky Industrial Medical Association; In- 

 dustrial Medical Association of Pittsburgh; 

 Hawaii Association of Plantation Physicians ; 

 Northwest Association of Occupational Medi- 

 cine ; Western Industrial Medical Association ; 

 Western New York Society of Industrial Medi- 

 cine and Surgery. 



Purpose: To foster study and discussion of 

 problems peculiar to industrial medicine and 

 surgery ; to unite members of the medical pro- 

 fession specializing in industrial medicine and 

 surgery for mutual advancement. 



Membership: Active Members, doctors of 

 medicine who are members of local county 

 medical societies or active members of American 

 Medical Association or of corresponding associa- 

 tions in other countries, and with interest in 

 industrial medicine ; Fellows, 839. Total mem- 

 bership 4,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Knudsen Award, in 

 recognition of outstanding contribution to in- 

 dustrial medicine ; Meritorious Service Award, 

 in recognition of outstanding contributions to 

 this Association ; Merit In Authorship Award, 

 in recognition of outstanding contribution to 

 literature in this field ; Health Achievement in 

 Industry Award, to industry providing outstand- 

 ing medical service to its employees. 



Publications: Journal of Occupational Medi- 

 cine, monthly, current volume: 2, $10, free to 

 members. Editor : A. G. Kammer, 2057 Beech- 

 wood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



778. Industrial Medical Association of Phila- 

 delphia, Inc. Room 1214, Six Penn Center 

 Plaza, Philadelphia 4, Pa. President: Walter 

 G. Vernon, Lukens Steel Company, Coates- 

 ville, Pa. Term expires December 31, 1960. 

 Executive Secretary: Charles E. Rigby, Sun 

 Oil Company, Marcus Hook, Pa. Term ex- 

 pires December 31, 1960. Corresponding Sec- 

 retary: C. Raymond Houchins. Term expires 

 December 31, 1960. 



History: Organized 1949 as Philadelphia 

 Interstate Industrial Medical Association ; 

 incorporated into Industrial Medical Association 

 as component society January 1950 ; name 

 changed to present title April 1952; articles 

 of incorporation completed 1960. ' Committees : 

 Civil Defense and Mobilization, Education and 

 Training, Physical and Chemical Agents, Public 



and Community Relations, Workmen's Com- 

 pensation. 



Purpose: To promote development of effective 

 occupational health programs in industry and 

 to provide continuing education and guidance 

 for industrial physicians. 



Membership: Active members, 123, graduates 

 from approved medical schools, duly licensed to 

 practice, who have shown interest in industrial 

 medical practice by affiliation with industrial 

 medical programs, workmen's compensation or 

 industrial insurance, and who have been so 

 engaged for two years ; Fellows, 102, in addition 

 to above requirements, must have been an active 

 member five years ; Honorary, 1. Total member- 

 ship 226. 



Meetings: Monthly, September to May. 



779. Industrial Medical Association of Pitts- 

 burgh. 525 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh 

 30, Pa. President: Daniel V. Dougherty, P. 

 O. Box 309, Berea, Ohio. Term expires 

 September 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: Merle 

 Bundy. Term expires September 1960. 



History: Formed September 30, 1954, as com- 

 ponent society, Industrial Medical Association. 

 Sections : West Virginia, Western Pennsyl- 

 vania, Eastern Ohio. 



Purpose: To provide organization for physi- 

 cians whose interests lie in industrial medicine; 

 to encourage development of methods to con- 

 serve and improve health of workers ; to foster 

 study of problems peculiar to practice of indus- 

 trial medicine and surgery ; to promote better 

 understanding of benefits of medical services 

 in industry; to promote cooperation between 

 physicians and members of other professional 

 groups concerned with occupational health. 



Membership: Graduates of recognized medical 

 schools licensed to practice in their States, who 

 are members of State and county medical 

 societies ; Fellows, active members elevated to 

 Fellowship in Industrial Medical Association; 

 Active members, doctors of medicine in practice 

 three years, the last two of which have been 

 actively in practice of industrial medicine or 

 surgery ; Associate members, doctors of medi- 

 cine qualified for active membership except for 

 insufficient length of service; Honorary mem- 

 bers, physicians and surgeons who have con- 

 tributed distinguished service to objectives of 

 this Association ; Retired members, Fellows and 

 active members retired from professional activity 

 after ten or more years of membership. Total 

 membership 258. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



780. Industrial Research Institute, Inc. 100 



Park Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. President: 

 R. G. Challar, National Cash Register Com- 



