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successfully passing both an oral and a written 

 examination and in all other respects complying 

 with the constitutional provisions for this 

 status ; Nomineeship, granted to those who have 

 fulfilled all of the requirements for admission 

 to the College. Total membership approximately 

 4.000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Annual Congress on 

 Administration, three-day management meet- 

 ing ; Annual Hospital Administrators' Award, 

 $500, for the best book on administration ; An- 

 nual Edgar C. Hayhow Award, for best article 

 in Hospital Administration: Annual Article 

 Award, for best article in eight hospital publica- 

 tions ; Fellows' Seminar, week-long conference 

 limited to Fellows ; Preceptor Conferences. 



Publications: Hospital Administration, quar- 

 terly, current volume : 5, $5. 1960 Directory, 

 every five years, current volume: 1, $15. News, 

 monthly, current volume : 23, free. Editor : Dean 

 Conley. 



Library: 5,000 volumes. Emphasis, adminis- 

 tration and management in general. 



143. American College of Medical Technolo- 

 gists, 81 East Front Street, Red Bank, N. J. 

 President: Leona L. Carter, 4415 Chickasaw 

 Road, Memphis, Tenn. Term expires 1963. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: C. A. Bartholomew, 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized March 21, 1942 at Phila- 

 delphia ; incorporated (New Jersey) May 15, 

 1942; registered at Washington, D. C. as a 

 national organization July 15, 1942. 



Purpose: To encourage increased scientific 

 knowledge of its members through seminars 

 and scientific meetings. 



Membership: Baccalaureate degree, ten years 

 of practice in medical technology, and a thesis. 

 Fellows, 568 ; Associates, Z72. Total membership 

 940. 



Meetings: Semiannually. 



Professional activities: One full scholarship in 

 medical technology given annually ; Dean 

 Emeritus Award for Past Presidents. 



Publications : Record, annually, current vol- 

 ume dated 1959, free. Editor : C. A. Bartholomew. 



144. American College of Obstetricians and 

 Gynecologists. 79 West Monroe Street, 

 Chicago 3, 111. President: C. Paul Hodgkinson, 

 17546 Meadowood, Lathrup Village, Mich. 

 Term expires April 1961. Executive Secre- 

 tary: Donald F. Richardson. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized and incorporated in 1951 

 as The American Academy of Obstetrics and 

 Gynecology. By action of the Executive Board 

 and vote of the Fellows, the name was changed 



to The American College of Obstetricians and 

 Gynecologists, May 1956. The College is com- 

 prised of eight districts including the United 

 States, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, 

 and the Canal Zone. 



Purpose: To establish and maintain the high- 

 est possible standards for obstetric and gyne- 

 cologic education in medical schools and hos- 

 pitals, obstetric and gynecologic practice and 

 research ; to perpetuate the history and best 

 traditions of obstetrics and gynecologic practice 

 and ethics ; to maintain the dignity and efiiciency 

 of obstetric and gynecologic practice in its 

 relationship to public welfare ; to promote pub- 

 lications and encourage contributions to medical 

 and scientific literature pertaining to obstetrics 

 and gynecology. 



Membership: Fellows and Founding Fellows, 

 5,642, graduation from a medical school which 

 is satisfactory to the Executive Board, limitation 

 of training and/or professional activities to 

 obstetrics and/or gynecology for the five years 

 immediately prior to date of application, evi- 

 dence of high ethical and professional standing ; 

 Junior Fellows, 634 ; Life Fellows, 59 ; Associate 

 Fellows, 9. Total membership, 6,474. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Mead Johnson Scholar- 

 ship Award, annually to worthy internes or 

 residents in obstetrics and/or gynecology, five 

 $1,000 grants. Higher Education Loan Program, 

 Emil Novak Tumor Registry, and International 

 Federation of Obstetrics-Gynecology. 



Publications: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

 monthly, current volume: 15, $12 per year. 

 Editor : Ralph A. Reis. 



145. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. 



P. O. Box 488, Coral Gables 34, Fla. Pres- 

 ident: Milton V. Gafney, 1143 South Buckner 

 Boulevard, Dallas 17, Tex. Term expires 

 November 1, 1960. Executive Secretary: 

 Esther F. Martin. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized in June 1926 by a small 

 group of practicing surgeons during the annual 

 American Osteopathic Association convention at 

 Louisville, Ky. 



Purpose: To encourage the study of the 

 science of surgery, surgical diagnosis, pathology, 

 and the application of osteopathic principles, 

 practice, and treatment thereto. 



Membership: Members, osteopathic physicians 

 who are specializing in surgery ; must be engaged 

 in the practice of surgery or in a surgical 

 specialty, a substantial portion of which is 

 major surgical practice, such as ophthalmology, 

 otolaryngology, urology, gynecology, or ortho- 

 pedics. Associate Members, physicians en- 

 gaged in activities directly related to the 

 practice of surgery, such as anesthesiology, 



