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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



pathology, and radiology ; must be certified by 

 his respective specialty board. Honorary Mem- 

 bers, may be granted to any person upon 

 unanimous vote of the Board of Governors. Life 

 Members, may be granted by the Board of 

 Governors to any member who has reached the 

 age of sixty and who has held continuous 

 membership for the immediately preceding 

 twenty years ; to any member who has reached 

 the age of sixty-five and who has held continuous 

 membership for the immediately preceding ten 

 years ; and at the discretion of the Board of 

 Governors, to those who, for good and suf- 

 ficient reason, have been forced to retire from 

 active practice. Fellows, may be conferred on 

 members, associate members, honorary members, 

 and life members of the College. Candidates, 

 osteopathic physicians as are considered intel- 

 lectually and temperamentally qualified to re- 

 ceive it, are permitted to attend educational 

 meetings of the College for instruction in the 

 practice of surgery. Total membership 520 ; 

 Candidates, 121. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Degree of "Fellow in 

 the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons" 

 conferred in recognition of outstanding accom- 

 plishments in a surgical specialty or outstanding 

 service to the organization. Orel F. Martin 

 Medal, awarded for distinguished service to the 

 College. 



Publications: Bulletin, quarterly. Editor: 

 Esther F. Martin. 



146. American College of Physicians. 4200 Pine 

 Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa. President: Chester 

 S. Keefer, 65 East Newton Street, Boston 18, 

 Mass. Term expires May 11, 1961. Exec- 

 utive Director: Edward C. Rosenow, Jr., 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Chartered 1915 under the Laws of 

 Delaware as a corporation "not for profit," 

 designed to be an organization in which internists 

 and allied specialists may find a common meeting 

 ground for the discussion of the special problems 

 that concern them and through which their 

 interest may have proper representation. Organ- 

 ized at the same time was the American Con- 

 gress on Internal Medicine, whose primai-y 

 function was to conduct an annual Congress in 

 which the College participated. In February 

 1926, the American Congress on Internal Medi- 

 cine was merged with the American College of 

 Physicians, former members of the Congress 

 becoming Associates of the College. 



Purpose: To establish an organization com- 

 posed of qualified physicians of high standing 

 who shall meet from time to time for the 

 purpose of considering and discussing medical 

 and scientific topics and who through their 



organization shall attempt to accomplish the 

 further purposes of maintaining and advancing 

 the highest standards in medical education, 

 medical practice, and clinical research ; perpet- 

 uating the history and best traditions of medicine 

 and medical ethics ; and maintaining both the 

 dignity and the efficiency of internal medicine 

 in its relationship to public welfare. 



Membership: Limited to qualified internists 

 of high standing and those of equally high 

 standing engaged in pediatrics, neurology, psy- 

 chiatry, pathology, radiology, public health, and 

 other related specialties. Associated, junior 

 members on probation for three to ten years ; 

 Fellows, advancement from Associateship ; Mas- 

 ters ; Life members, who can be either Masters 

 or Fellows. Total membership approximately 

 11,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Funds from $20,000 to 

 $35,000 annually for one-year research fellow- 

 ships in the amount of $3,000 to $3,500 each, to 

 young physicians for the purpose of promoting 

 and advancing clinical research. Latin- American 

 Fellowships, conducted jointly by the College 

 and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation ; $50,000 to 

 $60,000 annually; 12 to 15 fellowships from 

 Latin-American countries for training in Ameri- 

 can medicine ; purpose to increase inter- Ameri- 

 can understanding by serving as a medium for 

 the exchange of knowledge and acquaintance- 

 ships among the American Republics, to stimu- 

 late progress in the teaching of internal medicine 

 and in research in the Latin- American countries, 

 to help prepare Latin-American doctors of 

 medicine in internal medicine. Mead Johnson 

 Postgraduate Scholarships, three of $1,000 each 

 annually, to help underwrite internships or 

 residences in internal medicine, for needy stu- 

 dents. A. Blaine Brower Traveling Scholarships, 

 to provide opportunity for worthy young phys- 

 icians, preferably Associates of the College, to 

 spend a month as visiting fellows at institutions 

 arranged by the College for observation and 

 postgraduate study. John Phillips Memorial 

 Award, founded 1929, in memory of the late 

 )Dr. John Phillips ; a bronze medal given 

 periodically, usually annually, for some out- 

 standing piece of work in internal medicine or 

 pediatrics ; recipient required to present his 

 paper at the annual session. James D. Bruce 

 Memorial Lectureship, an award in preventive 

 medicine, founded 1946, in memory of the late 

 Dr. James D. Bruce, a bronze medal is given 

 annually and the recipient presents the results 

 of his research on the program of the annual 

 session. Alfred Stengel Memorial Award, foun- 

 ded 1947, a merit award for loyalty and service 

 to the College, including outstanding influence 

 in maintaining and advancing the best standards 

 of medical education, medical practice, and 



