American Association for the History of Medicine
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The American Association for the History of Medicine promotes and encourages research, study, writing, and interest in the history of medicine. Celebrating our centennial, 1925-2025! #histmed
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Excited to share that "Viruses and Reproductive Injustice" has been shortlisted for the 2026 William H. Welch Medal. Thank you to @aahmhistmed.bsky.social for this consideration and congratulations to the author Ilana Lowy!
2026 William H. Welch Medal Shortlist
William H. Welch Medal Shortlist The William H. Welch Medal is awarded to one or more authors of a book (excluding edited volumes) of outstanding scholarly merit in the field of medical history published during the five calendar years preceding the award. We are thrilled to celebrate the finalists for the 2026 Welch Medal! […]
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February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Excited to share that "Viruses and Reproductive Injustice" has been shortlisted for the 2026 William H. Welch Medal. Thank you to @aahmhistmed.bsky.social for this consideration and congratulations to the author Ilana Lowy!
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Two of our authors are shortlisted for the AAHM George Rosen Prize 🎉
Learn more about the 2026 George Rosen Prize Shortlist here: histmed.org/2026-george-...
2026 George Rosen Prize Shortlist
George Rosen Prize Shortlist The George Rosen Prize is awarded in odd years to one or more authors/creators of an article, essay, edited volume, museum exhibition, film, or other significant contribut...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Two of our authors are shortlisted for the AAHM George Rosen Prize 🎉
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Congratulations to @bethlinker.bsky.social, whose book Slouch is shortlisted for @aahmhistmed.bsky.social's George Rosen Prize! Her work traces the surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in America, from eugenics and posture pageants to today’s “paleo posture”: hubs.ly/Q042mBX90
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Congratulations to @bethlinker.bsky.social, whose book Slouch is shortlisted for @aahmhistmed.bsky.social's George Rosen Prize! Her work traces the surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in America, from eugenics and posture pageants to today’s “paleo posture”: hubs.ly/Q042mBX90
The AAHM is pleased to share the 2026 shortlists for the George Rosen Prize and the William H. Welch Medal. View the complete shortlists on the AAHM website (www.histmed.org).
Congratulations to all the finalists on this significant achievement!
Congratulations to all the finalists on this significant achievement!
American Association for the History of Medicine
Founded in 1925, the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) is a professional association of historians, physicians, nurses, archivists, curators, librarians, and others. The AAHM pro...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The AAHM is pleased to share the 2026 shortlists for the George Rosen Prize and the William H. Welch Medal. View the complete shortlists on the AAHM website (www.histmed.org).
Congratulations to all the finalists on this significant achievement!
Congratulations to all the finalists on this significant achievement!
Nominations for the Shryock Medal are open through February 15! Visit our website for information about essay guidelines as well as our past winners!
The Shryock Medal, given for the best unpublished paper written by a graduate student, is also still accepting nominations: histmed.org/shryock-medal/ #histmed
Shryock Medal
Shryock Medal Graduate students are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest. The medal honors Richard Harrison Shryock (1893–1972), a pioneer among historians interested in the history of med...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Nominations for the Shryock Medal are open through February 15! Visit our website for information about essay guidelines as well as our past winners!
There's still time to get your materials in for some AAHM prizes! If you're an early career scholar, consider applying for the Pressman-Burroughs Early Career Development award by Jan 31: histmed.org/pressman-bur... #histmed
Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Development Award
Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Development Award Jack D. Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career DevelopmentAward in 20th Century History of Medicine or Biomedical Sciences This award honor...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
There's still time to get your materials in for some AAHM prizes! If you're an early career scholar, consider applying for the Pressman-Burroughs Early Career Development award by Jan 31: histmed.org/pressman-bur... #histmed
Don't forget today's History of Medicine week event at 3 CT/4 ET - "Teaching as the University Burns: Practical Tips." Remember that this event is for AAHM members only. Registration links were emailed, but if you missed it, email Secretary Sarah H-C or Ed & Outreach Chair Scottie Buehler! #histmed
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Don't forget today's History of Medicine week event at 3 CT/4 ET - "Teaching as the University Burns: Practical Tips." Remember that this event is for AAHM members only. Registration links were emailed, but if you missed it, email Secretary Sarah H-C or Ed & Outreach Chair Scottie Buehler! #histmed
Starting today! Join us at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT for the first event of History of Medicine week! Registration links are in your email. Misplaced it? Didn't get it? Email us! histmed.org/history-of-m... #HistMedWeek #histmed
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Starting today! Join us at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT for the first event of History of Medicine week! Registration links are in your email. Misplaced it? Didn't get it? Email us! histmed.org/history-of-m... #HistMedWeek #histmed
Are you ready for History of Medicine week? Join us October 6-10 for a week of conversations & community building for anyone interested in the history of medicine. And there's more - check our website for other events happening online and around the country! #histmed histmed.org/history-of-m...
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Are you ready for History of Medicine week? Join us October 6-10 for a week of conversations & community building for anyone interested in the history of medicine. And there's more - check our website for other events happening online and around the country! #histmed histmed.org/history-of-m...
The Committee on Student Affairs is hosting Virtual Co-working Hours, held Fridays between 3-5 ET on Zoom. Whether you're working on seminar papers, dissertation chapters, or abstracts, join the Student Affairs Committee on Zoom for some camaraderie in writing! #histmed histmed.org/committee-on...
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Committee on Student Affairs is hosting Virtual Co-working Hours, held Fridays between 3-5 ET on Zoom. Whether you're working on seminar papers, dissertation chapters, or abstracts, join the Student Affairs Committee on Zoom for some camaraderie in writing! #histmed histmed.org/committee-on...
The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!
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Buffalo 2026
Join us in Buffalo! Call for Papers 2026 The American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) (https://histmed.org) invites abstracts for papers in any area of the history of health, healing,...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!
histmed.org/buffalo-2026/
histmed.org/buffalo-2026/
The Miller Lifetime Achievement Award honors a retired scholar with a distinguished record of scholarly contributions to the field of the history of medicine. This year, our honoree was Jacqueline H. Wolf, author of three books & numerous articles on the history of women's health. Congrats, Jackie!
May 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Miller Lifetime Achievement Award honors a retired scholar with a distinguished record of scholarly contributions to the field of the history of medicine. This year, our honoree was Jacqueline H. Wolf, author of three books & numerous articles on the history of women's health. Congrats, Jackie!
The Welch Medal honors outstanding scholarly work in the history of medicine. Out of a truly impressive shortlist, Elizabeth A. O'Brien won the Welch Medal for her book "Surgery & Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940," published by @uncpress.bsky.social. 🗃️
May 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Welch Medal honors outstanding scholarly work in the history of medicine. Out of a truly impressive shortlist, Elizabeth A. O'Brien won the Welch Medal for her book "Surgery & Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940," published by @uncpress.bsky.social. 🗃️
The George Rosen Prize honors a significant contribution to the history of public health or the history of social medicine. This year's honoree was @nursingclio.bsky.social for their "critical service to the profession and to humanity in the present political climate." 🗃️
May 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The George Rosen Prize honors a significant contribution to the history of public health or the history of social medicine. This year's honoree was @nursingclio.bsky.social for their "critical service to the profession and to humanity in the present political climate." 🗃️
We're excited to announce our partnership with Gale to offer three digital humanities fellowships to support research or teaching projects using Gale Primary Sources & use digital humanities methodologies. Applications due June 13, so check it out and apply! histmed.org/aahm-gale-di...
AAHM-Gale Digital Humanities Fellowships
The AAHM announces three non-residential Digital Humanities scholarships funded by Gale. The AAHM-Gale Non-Residential Fellowship will support research or teaching projects that rely on Gale Primary S...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We're excited to announce our partnership with Gale to offer three digital humanities fellowships to support research or teaching projects using Gale Primary Sources & use digital humanities methodologies. Applications due June 13, so check it out and apply! histmed.org/aahm-gale-di...
The Pressman-Burroughs Career Development award aids scholars in transforming their 20th c history of medicine work into a first book. This year's recipient is Marissa Nichols for her project, The Backbone of Rural Health: Nursing and Indigenous Healing in Oaxaca. We can't wait to read!
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Pressman-Burroughs Career Development award aids scholars in transforming their 20th c history of medicine work into a first book. This year's recipient is Marissa Nichols for her project, The Backbone of Rural Health: Nursing and Indigenous Healing in Oaxaca. We can't wait to read!
The Estes Prize is awarded for the best published paper in the history of pharmacology. This year's award went to Michael Stanley-Baker of Nanyang Technological University for his essay, “Mapping the Bencao: Laoguanshan at the Far End of the Yellow River Corridor,”
Asian Medicine 18 (2024): 260-303.
Asian Medicine 18 (2024): 260-303.
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Estes Prize is awarded for the best published paper in the history of pharmacology. This year's award went to Michael Stanley-Baker of Nanyang Technological University for his essay, “Mapping the Bencao: Laoguanshan at the Far End of the Yellow River Corridor,”
Asian Medicine 18 (2024): 260-303.
Asian Medicine 18 (2024): 260-303.
The Shryock Medal goes to the best histmed essay by a history grad student. Emma Wathen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, won the Shryock Medal for her oustanding essay, “These ‘Children Won’t Become Women’: Depo-Provera, Intellectual Disability, and the Indian Health Service." Congrats, Emma!
May 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Shryock Medal goes to the best histmed essay by a history grad student. Emma Wathen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, won the Shryock Medal for her oustanding essay, “These ‘Children Won’t Become Women’: Depo-Provera, Intellectual Disability, and the Indian Health Service." Congrats, Emma!
The honorable mention for the Shryock Medal went to Jingwen Li of Princeton University for her essay, “’Glasses He Made Sent Dr. Rakusen into Court’: Disputing Vision Diagnosis in 1920s Global Shanghai." Great job, Jingwen!
May 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The honorable mention for the Shryock Medal went to Jingwen Li of Princeton University for her essay, “’Glasses He Made Sent Dr. Rakusen into Court’: Disputing Vision Diagnosis in 1920s Global Shanghai." Great job, Jingwen!
This week, we honor our 2025 award winners! Zoe Kieu Bui Hahn from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine earned the Osler Medal for her exceptional essay, "She Doesn't Understand, She's Afraid, I Don't Think She Cares": The Irrigation Smear from 1962 - 1969." Congratulations! 🗃️
May 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week, we honor our 2025 award winners! Zoe Kieu Bui Hahn from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine earned the Osler Medal for her exceptional essay, "She Doesn't Understand, She's Afraid, I Don't Think She Cares": The Irrigation Smear from 1962 - 1969." Congratulations! 🗃️
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So pleased to see "Starved for Light" among these stellar titles featured by @uchicagopress.bsky.social for the AAHM @aahmhistmed.bsky.social 2025 conference this last weekend!
May 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So pleased to see "Starved for Light" among these stellar titles featured by @uchicagopress.bsky.social for the AAHM @aahmhistmed.bsky.social 2025 conference this last weekend!
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What a great @aahmhistmed.bsky.social conf! Highlights for me include seeing my @urochestersmd.bsky.social student Bella present her poster, sharing a panel w/ two brilliant art historians (Mary Hunter and @drfijohnstone.bsky.social), and seeing the galley prints of my monograph at the book exhibit!
May 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What a great @aahmhistmed.bsky.social conf! Highlights for me include seeing my @urochestersmd.bsky.social student Bella present her poster, sharing a panel w/ two brilliant art historians (Mary Hunter and @drfijohnstone.bsky.social), and seeing the galley prints of my monograph at the book exhibit!
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Even though #AAHM2025 is coming to an end, there’s still time to browse our virtual exhibit! Get 30% off & free domestic shipping on books with promo code EX58000: bit.ly/UCPEXAAHM.
May 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Even though #AAHM2025 is coming to an end, there’s still time to browse our virtual exhibit! Get 30% off & free domestic shipping on books with promo code EX58000: bit.ly/UCPEXAAHM.
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Always great to meet our authors in the wild! Thanks #aahm2025
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social’s book is out in paperback next month manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social’s book is out in paperback next month manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/
May 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Always great to meet our authors in the wild! Thanks #aahm2025
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social’s book is out in paperback next month manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social’s book is out in paperback next month manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/
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Just so proud today to have my Center postdoc and past PhD advisee awarded the Pressman prize at @aahmhistmed.bsky.social #aahm25. It’s been a tough year for us both but so glad to see Marissa’s important work on indigenous healing in Mexico recognised
May 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just so proud today to have my Center postdoc and past PhD advisee awarded the Pressman prize at @aahmhistmed.bsky.social #aahm25. It’s been a tough year for us both but so glad to see Marissa’s important work on indigenous healing in Mexico recognised