Memories of the first President of the Academy of Medical Sciences - Professor Aurel Moga

Manuscript received: 22.07.2013 Accepted:05.08.2013 Address for correspondence: [email protected] This year marks 110 years since the birth of Professor Aurel Moga, member of the Romanian Academy, and it is the best time for the Medical School in ClujNapoca to bring homage to the brilliant representative of Romanian medicine, as well as a very good opportunity for me to evoke the first President of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy of Medical Sciences was founded on 21-22 of June 1969, when the Constituant Assembly presided by the Ministry of Health, Aurel Moga, took place. Delegates from all medical research units and the medical and pharmaceutical academic institutions in the country participated in the Assembly, representatives of both the old and the young generations. On this occasion the Ministrer of Health, Professor Aurel Moga emphasized the importance of the creation of the AMS as a scientific forum designed to bring together all the scientific forces and coordinate medical and pharmaceutical scientific research. Concluding that the majority of the delegates were present, he declared the Assembly for the Foundation of the Academy of Medical Sciences open. The session was further presided by Professor Stefan Milcu, who proposed the meeting agenda. 1. Presentation, discussion and adoption of the statute of the Academy of Medical Sciences. 2. Election of honorary members, full members, corresponding members and the members of the Board of AMS. The agenda was unanimously voted. The project of the AMS statute was presented by the Ministry of Health, Professor Aurel Moga. It included provisions that defined the activity, organization, the functions and the governing bodies. Numerous participants (dozens) took the floor, among which: Prof. dr. Nicolae Nestorescu, President of the Medical Scientific Societies Union; Prof. dr. Octavian Fodor, Rector of the Cluj-Napoca Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy; Prof. dr. Ioan Pop de Popa, Vicerector of the Târgu Mureş Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy; Prof. dr. Radu Păun; Prof. dr. Ioan Moraru, Vice-minister of Health; After the completion of the meeting agenda, Prof. dr. Ion Păcuraru took the floor on behalf of the election committee. He read the list of candidates for the Board of the AMS. The list was unanimously voted. The Academy of Medical Sciences Board was composed of: one president, 4 vicepresidents and 12 members. Acad. Aurel Moga president; Acad. Ştefan Milcu vicepresident; Acad. Csögör Ludovic vicepresident; Acad. Păun Radu vicepresident; Acad. Moraru Ion vicepresident. Visibly marked by emotion, the unanimously elected President of the Academy expressed his thanks and the conviction that the foundation of this high scientific forum would play an important role in the subsequent development of Romanian medical sciences. The creation of the AMS represents an event which should be appropriately marked in the history of an epoch. The AMS started its activity in September 1969. It is organized and functions according to the Decree 590/1969 and the Statute approved by HCM 1759/1969.