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Introduction
The Asian Society for the History of Medicine
(ASHM) was founded in July of 2001, at a gathering
at the International Research Center for Japanese
Studies (Kyoto), which brought together medical
historians from numerous Asian countries.
The Society is a purely academic, non-profit
organization, devoted to advancing the study of
the history of medicine (non-Asian as well as
Asian, and including the histories of public
health, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and allied
arts, sciences, and professions) in Asian
countries. Its chief purpose is to foster
international cooperation and scholarly exchange
among medical historians working in Asian
countries, and to serve as a bridge for these
historians to other medical history organizations
around the world.
Specifically, the Society plans to:
1. Organize meetings once every two years
2. Issue a newsletter every six months
3. Maintain a registry of medical historians
in Asia
The Secretariat of the Society is housed in the
Institute of History and Philology, Academia
Sinica in Taipei.
The Secretariat can be contacted at:
Address: Institute of History and Philology,
Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Email: ashm@mail.ihp.sinica.edu.tw
Fax: 886-2-27868834
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Officers
The officers of the Society are comprised of the
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and News Editor.
They will be elected in meetings of the ASHM by a
vote of the Society's contributing members (see
the article on Membership below)
The current officers of the Society are:
Secretary: Wu
Yu-chuan (Institute
of History and Philology, Academia Sinica)
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Memberships
Membership is open to individuals of any country
who are interested in the history of medicine and
allied disciplines.
Memberships are of two types:
1. Contributing members: Dues
for contributing members are $50 US for five
years. This modest sum goes toward supporting
the ASHM's informational activities. All those who
can afford to do so are urged to support the
Society by contributing. In addition to receiving
the newsletter, contributing members are eligible
to vote on ASHM policies, and in officer
elections.
2. Non-contributing members: Those
unable to afford the contributing member dues can
still become members of the Society simply by
registering, and receive the newsletter. All
registered members will be listed in the Society
directory.
To become a contributing member, please contact
Mr. SUZUKI akihito, e-mail: akihitos@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Taniguchi
Medal
The Taniguchi Medal commemorates the great
contribution of Mr. Taniguchi Toyosaburo, whose
foundation supported the International Symposium
for the 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 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. Recipients
of the Medal will be invited to attend the meeting
courtesy of the Society.
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Past Events
1. The First Meeting of the Asian
Society for the History of Medicine: Symposium
on the History of Medicine in Asia: Past
Achievements, Current Research and Future
Directions.
Conference Period: 2003.11.4-8.
Conference Location: Institute of History and
Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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2. Conference on RELIGION AND
HEALING andthe
Second Meeting of the Asian Society for the
History of Medicine.
Conference Period: 2004.11.16-19.
Conference Location: Institute of History and
Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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3. The Third Conference of the Asian
Society for History of Medicine (ASHM): Health
and Medicine in History: East-West Exchange.
Conference Period: 2006.11.2-4.
Conference Location: Committee Room, School of
Social Sciences-I, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067.
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4. The Fourth
Conference of the Asian Society for History of
Medicine (ASHM):
Crossing the Social and Ethnical Boundaries.
Conference Period: 2008.11.4-6.
Conference Location: Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
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5. The Fifth Meeting of the Asian
Society for the History of Medicine: Climate,
Environment and Disease: Crossing
Geo-Historical Boundaries.
Conference Period: 2010.10.7-9.
Conference Location: Ajou University & Suwon
LIG Ingenium, City of Suwon, Republic of Korea.
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6. The Sixth Conference for the
Asian Society for the History of Medicine:
Medicine, Society and Culture in Asia and
Beyond.
Conference Period: 2012.12.13-15.
Conference Location: Keio University (Hiyoshi
Campus), Japan.
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7. The Seventh Conference for the
Asian Society for the History of Medicine:
Food and Health.
Conference Period: 2014.12.15-17.
Conference Location: Hong Kong Institute for the
Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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8. The Eighth
Meeting of the Asian Society for the History of
Medicine.
Conference Period: 2016.09.30-10.01.
Conference Location: Institute of History and
Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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9. The Asian
Society of the History of Medicine (9th meeting)
and HOMSEA (History of Medicine in Southeast
Asia).
Conference Period: 2018.06.27-30.
Conference Location: Jakarta,
Indonesia
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Address: Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica.
No.130, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11529,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
E-mail:
ashm@mail.ihp.sinica.edu.tw
Tel: +886-2-27829555 ext.353 Fax: +886-2-27868834
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