Announcing the Society's Fourth Annual Meeting and Papers Session in 2010.

The Society for the History of Navy Medicine is pleased to announce a new triennial collaboration with the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS). Starting in 2010, when the Navy holds the AMSUS presidency, the Society will mount its annual papers session, as a panel on the history of navy medicine, at the AMSUS 116th Annual Meeting, 31 October - 5 November, in Phoenix, AZ. Meeting registration and housing information will be posted on the Society News page when it becomes available. The official Call for Papers will be released early in 2010.

January - February 2010 Issue of The Grog Ration now available.

The latest issue of the Ration is available here. You can also see this and previous issues on the Grog Ration page.

About the Society

The Society for the History of Navy Medicine was founded in May 2006. Since then, we have grown to more than 115 members from around the world.

Our goal is to provide a place of "Community, Collaboration and Camaraderie" for people who are interested in study, research and writing about any and all aspects of the history of medicine as it relates to Navies and the maritime environment. We are a constituent society of the American Association for the History of Medicine.

The Foundation for the History of Navy Medicine, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, was launched on 28 May 2008. One Foundation mission is to support the work of the Society. Check the Foundation page for latest progress.

The Navy medical history bimonthly, The Grog Ration, is published in pdf format and distributed to Society members. You can view current and past issues by clicking the Grog Ration tab.

Membership is free. You can join us by filling out our membership application. Click on the Membership tab.

Click on Society News to view current Society activities, and scholarly activities of our members.

If you want more information about the Society, click on Contact Us.

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Society Authors' Page

Here, you can view publications written by Society members. Through a partnership arrangement with Portland's famous Powell's Books, by clicking on a title, you view information about the book and even purchase it from Powell's right then. The Foundation for the History of Navy Medicine receives a commission for every book purchase you make at Powell's through our website. The page will also highlight articles published in journals and larger, edited works.

Site updated 06 Jan 2010