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 July
31, 2008) 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 2008 ASHM Meeting
courtesy of the Society.
Submission of
Essays and Award for 2008:
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: July 31, 2008
4.
Review by notification : August 31, 2008
5. The
medal will be awarded at
the ASHM Meeting to be held in China on November 4-6, 2008
6. 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