Calls for Papers: 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine




Calls for Papers: 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for
the History of Medicine

Submit abstracts here:

The American Association for the History of Medicine invites submissions
in any area of medical/health care history for its 87th annual meeting,
to be held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 8 - 11 May 2014. The Association
welcomes submissions on the history of health and healing; history of
medical ideas, practices, and institutions; and histories of illness,
disease, and public health. Submissions pertaining to all eras and
regions of the world are welcome. Papers and panels that expand the
horizons of medical history and engage related fields are particularly
encouraged. In addition to single-paper proposals, the Program
Committee, led by co-chairs Jeremy Greene and Shigehisa Kuriyama will
also accept abstracts for luncheon workshops and entertain proposals for
creatively-structured panels. Please contact the Program Committee
Co-chairs if you are planning a workshop or panel. Individual papers for
workshops and panels will be judged on their own merits.

Presentations are limited to no more than 20 minutes. Individuals
wishing to present a paper are not required to be members of AAHM before
submitting an abstract, but strongly encouraged to join AAHM before
presenting and registering for the meeting. All papers must represent
original work not already published or in press. Because the Bulletin of
the History of Medicine is the official journal of the AAHM, the
Association encourages speakers to make their manuscripts available for
consideration for publication by the Bulletin.

The AAHM uses an online abstract submissions system. We encourage all
applicants to use this convenient software. If you are unable to submit
proposals online, send eight copies of a one-page abstract (350 words
maximum not including learning objectives) to the Program Committee
co-Chair: Jeremy Greene, Associate Professor of Medicine and the History
of Medicine, Elizabeth Treide and A. McGehee Harvey Chair in the History
of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Welch Library
324, 1900 E. Monument St., Baltimore, MD, 21210, USA.

When proposing a historical argument, state the major claim, summarize
the evidence supporting the claim, and state the major conclusion(s).
When proposing a narrative, summarize the story, identify the major
agents, and specify the conflict. To facilitate approval for CME/CNE
credit, which is vital to many AAHM members, abstracts must include
three learning objectives, (not included in the 350 word abstract
limit), to be chosen from a suggested list posted on the meeting
website. In addition, please provide the following information on the
same sheet as the abstract: name, preferred mailing address, work and
home telephone numbers, e-mail address, present institutional
affiliation, and academic degrees. We will make your email address
available, if your paper is accepted, unless you opt out of this by
emailing greene@jhmi.edu. Abstracts must be received by 27 September
2013. E-mailed or faxed proposals cannot be accepted.