Five years of space medicine.
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T H E A N N U A L Convention of the Aero Medical Association this year is centered about the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Association. By coincidence it is also the fifth anniversary of the Space Medicine Association. In the atmosphere of appropriately recognizing these temporal landmarks it is well to recount certain highlights in this brief history. The fifth birthday of a youngster is marked by recognition that he is now walking and running. He is about to enter school and begin expanding his knowledge by direct exposure to the world. He has an indistinct, yet real, appreciation of the fact that he is now an entity and must begin to take care of himself. He must begin to make personal contributions to the family integration. For the parent, the time has come to bring to the youngsters attention certain admonitions and counsel. During the annual convention of the parent association, on May 31, 1950, in Chicago, an informal group of about fifteen members met for luncheon at the invitation of Dr. A. C. Ivy. The minutes of this meeting do not indicate precisely how the meeting came about nor what the agenda were to be. A roster of those attending might have furnished a cue to this precise motivation. In any event, it was manifest that one strong element was the desire for gregariousness on the basis of common, mutual interest in some specific subject. Chairman's Address presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Aero Medical Association, Washington, D. C., March 29-31, 1954. Dr. Ivy's introductory remarks quickly clarified this point. The subject of common interest was the biological aspects of travel in space. Dr. Strughold presented a prepared paper in which he reviewed the international status of the field. He was followed by Dr. Heinz Haber who outlined certain medical problems peculiar to rocket flying. When Dr. Campbell called attention to the fact that no group existed which applied itself directly to this new scientific frontier, general discussion quickly convinced everyone present that an .organization was in order. To have substance, to delineate objectives and goals and to be functional there should be forreal organization to implement unified and concerted efforts. To profit by the support and aegis of a well established agency it was desirable to affiliate with an older organization which had the breadth and scope to comprehend and absorb the new group. By correct parliamentary procedure it was unanimously agreed to petition the Aero Medical Association to approve the establishment of a branch membership and a committee was appointed to prepare the petition. This informal meeting provided the asslgnation for the conception of the "Space Medicine Branch." General Armstrong had sent his regrets at not being able to attend but indicated that he would give his blessings in advance on everything decided upon. The gestation was very short and the F.xecutive Council of the parent association attended the accouchment during that same convention. The
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of aviation medicine
دوره 25 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1954