📣 There's still time to apply!
We’re looking for two folks who want to help shape AAHM’s social media and grow our community.
✅ Paid opportunity
✅ Free AAHM Membership
✅ Free registration for the AAHM Annual Meeting
A new great and paid position at AAHM
Friends, I'm happy to answer any questions about these positions. Most importantly:
Compensation:
$1,500 per year
Free AAHM membership
Free registration for the AAHM annual meeting
Great opportunity!
great opportunity for a couple of media-savvy history of medicine grad students.
Sharing for the weekend crowd. I am on the advisory committee for this so I'm happy to answer any questions. Please share widely!
Compensation
● $1,500 per year
● Free AAHM membership
● Free registration for the AAHM annual meeting
As a reminder, info about the 2026 annual meeting (held in conjunction with the AAHN @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social) is also LIVE on our website.
We look forward to seeing you in Buffalo this June! #histmed #histnursing
histmed.org/buffalo-2026...
It’s been an exciting week at AAHM! 🎉
We're hiring two Social Media Coordinators to support the day-to-day management of our social media channels & help drive digital engagement.
Learn more here: histmed.org/join-aahm-as...
The AAHM, in conjunction with the AAHN @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social, is pleased to share details about our 2026 Annual Meeting in Buffalo, NY.
Join us for what promises to be a dynamic gathering of scholars!
Learn more about our upcoming meeting here: histmed.org/buffalo-2026...
Congratulations, Melissa!
Excited to share that "Viruses and Reproductive Injustice" has been shortlisted for the 2026 William H. Welch Medal. Thank you to @aahmhistmed.bsky.social for this consideration and congratulations to the author Ilana Lowy!
Two of our authors are shortlisted for the AAHM George Rosen Prize 🎉
Congratulations to @bethlinker.bsky.social, whose book Slouch is shortlisted for @aahmhistmed.bsky.social's George Rosen Prize! Her work traces the surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in America, from eugenics and posture pageants to today’s “paleo posture”: hubs.ly/Q042mBX90
Learn more about the 2026 William H. Welch Medal Shortlist here: histmed.org/2026-william...
Learn more about the 2026 George Rosen Prize Shortlist here: histmed.org/2026-george-...
The AAHM is pleased to share the 2026 shortlists for the George Rosen Prize and the William H. Welch Medal. View the complete shortlists on the AAHM website (www.histmed.org).
Congratulations to all the finalists on this significant achievement!
Nominations for the Shryock Medal are open through February 15! Visit our website for information about essay guidelines as well as our past winners!
The Shryock Medal, given for the best unpublished paper written by a graduate student, is also still accepting nominations: histmed.org/shryock-medal/ #histmed
There's also still time to apply for the Osler Medal, which is awarded for the best essay in the history of medicine written by a medical student: histmed.org/william-osle... #histmed
There's still time to get your materials in for some AAHM prizes! If you're an early career scholar, consider applying for the Pressman-Burroughs Early Career Development award by Jan 31: histmed.org/pressman-bur... #histmed
Don't forget today's History of Medicine week event at 3 CT/4 ET - "Teaching as the University Burns: Practical Tips." Remember that this event is for AAHM members only. Registration links were emailed, but if you missed it, email Secretary Sarah H-C or Ed & Outreach Chair Scottie Buehler! #histmed
Starting today! Join us at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT for the first event of History of Medicine week! Registration links are in your email. Misplaced it? Didn't get it? Email us! histmed.org/history-of-m... #HistMedWeek #histmed
Are you ready for History of Medicine week? Join us October 6-10 for a week of conversations & community building for anyone interested in the history of medicine. And there's more - check our website for other events happening online and around the country! #histmed histmed.org/history-of-m...
The Committee on Student Affairs is hosting Virtual Co-working Hours, held Fridays between 3-5 ET on Zoom. Whether you're working on seminar papers, dissertation chapters, or abstracts, join the Student Affairs Committee on Zoom for some camaraderie in writing! #histmed histmed.org/committee-on...
The call for papers for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine is live now! We hope you will join us in Buffalo!
histmed.org/buffalo-2026/
The Miller Lifetime Achievement Award honors a retired scholar with a distinguished record of scholarly contributions to the field of the history of medicine. This year, our honoree was Jacqueline H. Wolf, author of three books & numerous articles on the history of women's health. Congrats, Jackie!
The Welch Medal honors outstanding scholarly work in the history of medicine. Out of a truly impressive shortlist, Elizabeth A. O'Brien won the Welch Medal for her book "Surgery & Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940," published by @uncpress.bsky.social. 🗃️
The George Rosen Prize honors a significant contribution to the history of public health or the history of social medicine. This year's honoree was @nursingclio.bsky.social for their "critical service to the profession and to humanity in the present political climate." 🗃️
We're excited to announce our partnership with Gale to offer three digital humanities fellowships to support research or teaching projects using Gale Primary Sources & use digital humanities methodologies. Applications due June 13, so check it out and apply! histmed.org/aahm-gale-di...
The Pressman-Burroughs Career Development award aids scholars in transforming their 20th c history of medicine work into a first book. This year's recipient is Marissa Nichols for her project, The Backbone of Rural Health: Nursing and Indigenous Healing in Oaxaca. We can't wait to read!
