Perhaps we ought
to organize

Andrew Magee Harvey, MD – 1916

1916

The American Association of Industrial Physicians & Surgeons (AAIP&S) was incorporated on February 11, 1916! Andrew Magee Harvey, MD, a founder of the AAIP&S thought that "perhaps we ought to organize."

1926

AAIP&S’ first newsletter The Bulletin is published from 1926-1932.

1930

Fellowship Status established at the 1930 annual meeting. An amendment is unanimously passed creating the new membership classification of Fellow.

1932

The first issue of Industrial Medicine is published. This new journal is devoted entirely to industrial medicine.

1937

Component Societies Created

1938-1939

In 1938, William S. Knudsen announces the creation of a new award.

1940

Members of AAIP&S assemble on June 6, in New York.

1945

Annual meeting cancelled due to wartime government travel restrictions.

1946

Annual Meeting resumes in Chicago.

1949

Upon the sudden passing of C.O. Sappington, MD, a memorial lecture is established in his honor.

1951

Name change!

1955

American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) . . .

1959

First issue of the Journal of Occupational Medicine is published in January 1959.

1966

50th Annual Meeting

1969

The Committee of Delegates becomes the House of Delegates.

1970

The OSH Act of 1970 is signed into law by President Nixon.

1974

In 1974, the Industrial Medical Association becomes the American Occupational Medical Association (AOMA).

1976

First Code of Ethics is published in JOM.

1985

AOMA Celebrates 70 years of progress.

1988

AOMA . . . AAOM . . . ACOM

1992

The "E" is added!

1994

The premier issue of the MRO Update newsletter is published December 1, 1994.

1996

The Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA)

1997

Practice Guidelines is published.

2000

The CDME Review premieres in October 2000.

2002

ACOEM creates the Affiliate membership category for non-physician professionals practicing in OEM. By year-end, there were 147 Affiliate members.

2004

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines 2nd Edition

2009

Our First Tweet @ACOEM and @AOHC joined Twitter!

2010

LEOs announced

2011

Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines 3rd Edition

2013

IOMSC

2015

100th annual meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland.

2016

The Centennial celebration in Chicago.

The Future of ACOEM and Occupational Medicine

The Growth of Telemedicine
The reach of the OEM professional will grow as the use of telemedicine increases to remote worksites across the globe.

Transformation of Physician Education
The proliferation of technology will push educational programming and resource materials further into on-demand interactive learning systems. AOHC General Sessions will stream live to members unable to attend the meeting, creating an audience of virtual attendees.

Globalization of Industry
The importance of international initiatives, such as the International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative, will continue its growth as corporations and manufacturing companies increase operations on a global scale.

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Perhaps we ought to organize