The International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM) was founded in Paris in 1921. The purpose of the Society is to assist and support the historical study of all questions relating to the medical and biomedical sciences and, more generally, to all branches of the healing arts. French and English are its two official languages. Specifically, the Society seeks to improve communication between individuals and professional groups throughout the world interested in these disciplines to promote the teaching and spread knowledge on these topics. The Society sponsors an oversees the organization of biannual international congresses in the history of medicine.
42nd World Congress of ISHM
Cairo (EGYPT)
10-13 October 2010
-Reflexion on the promotion of the history of medicine in the university in the world
-“Prize of Budapest of the ISHM” for the best study on the history of the International Society for the History of Medicine
-“Prize Jean-Charles Sournia of the SFHM” for a young French-speaking international researcher
-You can from now on consult more than 500 summaries of the publications of the SIHM
International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM)
