Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) was founded in 1907 by Sir James Cantlie and Dr. George Carmichael Low. Sir Patrick Manson, the Society's first President (1907-9) is generally acknowledged as the father of tropical medicine. He passed the presidency on to the Nobel laureate Sir Ronald Ross (1909-11), discoverer of the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria. Since that time, many of the most distinguished practitioners and researchers in the field of tropical medicine have been fellows of the Society.
The objectives of the Society are "to promote and advance the study, control and prevention of diseases in man and other animals in warm climates, facilitate discussion and the exchange of information among those who are interested in tropical diseases, and generally to promote the work of those interested in these objectives.originally were to study and discuss diseases in tropical countries". Today the RSTMH is a multi-disciplinary Society which deals with international health as well as classic tropical diseases.
In 1920, King George V gave his permission for the Society to use the Royal prefix. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Patron of The Society and Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal is an Honorary Fellow.
Fellows of The Society are not entitled to use the post-nominal letters. Fellowship of the Society has no status as a diploma or academic credential. No Fellow shall make use of the designation "FRSTM&H" in this sense after his or her name. [RSTMH, Proposed Laws, Fellows: [http://www.rstmh.org/texts/0807_newlaws.doc 18(iii).] ] Biennially, individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards the objectives of the Society bcome eligible for election as Honorary Fellows. [RSTMH, Proposed Laws, Fellows: [http://www.rstmh.org/texts/0807_newlaws.doc 19.] ]
Notes
References
ee also
* Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
* Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
* Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine
* Tropical medicine
External links
* [http://www.rstmh.org/index.asp RSTMH website]
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