The Taniguchi Medal commemorates the great contribution of Mr. Taniguchi Toyosaburo, whose foundation supported the International Symposium for the Comparative History of Medicine East and West over the course of twenty-three consecutive years (1976-1999).

    The Medal will be awarded at meetings of the ASHM to a graduate student for an outstanding essay (whether published or not yet published) on some aspect of the history of medicine.  Any graduate student (as of June 30, 2006) who meets any one of the following criteria is eligible to apply: 1) is enrolled in an Asian university, 2) works on Asian medicine, 3) is of Asian nationality.

The recipient of the Medal will be invited to attend the 2006 ASHM Meeting courtesy of the Society.

Submission of Essays and Award for 2006:

1. Paper format: an article in English, double-spaced, maximum 20 pages in length.

2. Submissions must be accompanied by a nomination letter from a faculty advisor

3. Deadline for submissions: June 30, 2006

4. The medal will be awarded at the ASHM Meeting to be held in New Delhi on November 2-4, 2006.

5. Please submit your essay to both of the following addresses:

1)     ashm@mail.ihp.sinica.edu.tw

2)     Secretariat, Asian Society for the History of Medicine, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica,      Nankang 11529, Taipei, TAIWAN