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American Association for the History of Medicine

Council and Committees, 2011–2012

Officers

John Eyler (President), Nancy Tomes (Vice President), Jodi L. Koste (Secretary), Margaret Marsh (Treasurer), W. Bruce Fye (Immediate Past President)

Council (2009–2012): Carla Keirns, Gerald Oppenheimer, Heather Munro Prescott, Sarah Tracy

Council (2010–2013): David Barnes, David Jones, Susan Jones, Wendy Kline

Council (2011–2014): Julie Fairman, Richard C. Keller, Elizabeth Watkins, Stephanie Brown-Clark

NOTE: When the term of a committee member extends beyond 2011–2012, the year in which the appointment terminates is shown in parentheses after the member’s name.

Committee on Annual Meetings

Ted Brown (Chair), Jim Edmonson, Elizabeth Fee (2013), Martin Pernick (2014), Mindy Schwartz (2104), George Weisz (2013), and Jodi Koste, Ex-officio

Clinician-Historians

Carla Keirns (Chair)

Delegate to American Council of Learned Societies

Caroline Hannaway (2015)

Delegate to International Society for the History of Medicine

Andrew Nadel, Alternate: Ynez O’Neill

Education and Outreach Committee

Laura Hirshbein (Chair), Justin Barr (2014), Dayle DeLancey, Kristen Ehrenberger (2014), Richard Kahn (2013), Carla Keirns (2014), Debby Levine

Estes Prize Committee

Alain Touwaide (Chair), Gregory Higby, John Parascandola

Finance Committee

William Rothstein (Chair), Jennifer Gunn, Alan Kraut (2013)

Garrison Lecture Committee

Allan Brandt (Chair), Joel Howell, Beth Linker

Lifetime Achievement Award Committee

Caroline Hannaway (Chair), Margaret Humphreys, Guenter Risse

Local Arrangements Committee

Baltimore, 2012: Randall Packard (Chair) and Christine Ruggere (Co-Chair)

Newsletter

Jodi L. Koste and Joan Echtenkamp Klein, Editors

Nominating Committee

Judith Leavitt (Chair), Jacalyn Duffin, and Martin Pernick

Osler Medal Committee

Peter Kernahan (Chair), Christopher Crenner, David Goldberg, James Hanley, and Steven Peitzman

Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Award Committee

Keith Wailoo (Chair), David Herzberg (2013), and Susan Lawrence (2014)

Program Committee

Jole Shackelford (Chair), Thomas Broman, Stephen Casper, Erika Dyck, Marta Hanson, Brian Nance, and Rennie Schoepflin

Publications Committee

Janet Golden (Chair), Scott Podolsky (2016), and Arlene Tuchman (2017)

Shryock Medal Committee

Richard Keller (Chair), Joseph Gabriel, Marta Hanson, Wendy Kline, and Julie Livingston

Welch Medal Committee

Jacqueline Wolf (Chair), Paul Berman, Judith Houck, William Rothstein, and Christian Warren

Women Historians

Lara Freidenfelds (Chair)

Ad Hoc Committee on the AAHM Endowment

John Parascandola (Chair), Christopher Crenner, Hughes Evans, Ken Ludmerer, and Nancy Tomes

Ad Hoc Committee on Accessibility

Lisa Pruitt (Chair), Beth Linker, John Parascandola, and Daniel Wilson

Ad Hoc Committee on Continuing Medical Education

Carla Keirns (Chair), Jackie Duffin, and Nancy Tomes

Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of AAHM

John M. Eyler (Chair), Kristen Ehrenberger, Janet Golden, Jeremy A. Greene, Richard J. Kahn, Jodi L. Koste, Susan E. Lederer, and Arlene M. Tuchman

Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Medical History Libraries

Sally Romano (Chair), Elaine Challacombe, Jennifer Gunn, Lisa Mix, John Parascandola, Christine Ruggere, and Charles Rosenberg

Ad Hoc Committee on Impact of HIPAA

Nancy McCall (Chair), Hughes Evans, Susan Lawrence, Stephen Novak, and Janet Tighe

Ad Hoc Committee on Student Affairs

Justin Barr (Chair) and Walt Schalick (Faculty Representative)

Ad Hoc Committee on Survey of Medical Schools

Jennifer Gunn (Chair), Jeremy Greene, Laura Hirshbein, and Geoffrey Hudson

Ad Hoc Committee on Travel Grants

Margaret Humphreys (Chair), Tony Kovac, and Deborah Doroshow (2013)