Nihon Ishi Gakkai
Nihon Ishi Gakkai (日本医史学会), Japanese Society for the History of Medicine, JSHM) is a juridical corporation (shadan hōjin) established in 1892 by the physician Fujikawa Yū and several colleagues in order to promote the study, research and communication of the history of medicine and allied sciences in all of its aspects. The secretariat of the society is housed in the Departement of Medical History, Juntendo University (Tokyo).
The Japanese Society for the History of Medicine publishes the Nihon Ishigaku Zasshi – Journal of the Japanese Society for the History of Medicine.[1] It offers two scientific awards, the Fujikawa-Yū-Award[2] (the former Scientific Promotion Award) and the Yakazu-Award.[3]
Literature
[edit]- Nihon Ishi Gakkai sōkai hyakkai kinenshi. Tokyo: Nihon Ishi Gakkai, 2000.
See also
[edit]Annotations
[edit]- ^ Until 1941 Chūgai Iji Shimpō ( 中外医事新報)
- ^ Fujikawa Yū (1865-1940), one of the leading pioneers of medical history in Japan and co-founder of the JSMH
- ^ Established by the physician Yakazu Dōmei (2905-2002) who played a leading role in the revival of traditional Japanese medicine (TJM).
External links
[edit]- Website of the JSHM (English/Japanese)
- Website of the Kansai Chapter of the JSHM
- Website of the Japanese Society for the History of Nursing (Japanese)
- Website of the Japanese Society for the History of Psychiatry (Japanese)
- Website of the History of Science Society of Japan (Japanese)
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