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SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
SCIENTIFIC MEETING
An annual scientific meeting held in different cities in the United States includes contributed and invited papers, a plenary session, symposia, exhibits, awards and poster sessions. In addition, social events and excursions for members, spouses and guests complement the scientific program.
AWARDS, HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Communications Award
This award recognizes exceptional achievement in tropical medicine journalism.
Next Application Deadline: August 1, 2008. Past Recipients.
For detailed information about the society's other honors, visit the ASTMH awards page.
Honorary Members
Honorary membership recognizes individuals outside the United States for eminent contributions to the field of tropical medicine.
CLINICIANS' LISTSERV
A members-only listserv is available to members of the clinical subgroup (ACCTMTH). The listserv disseminates focused outbreak information, serves as a forum for unpublished clinical data, and allows clinicians to discuss difficult clinical cases. More than 100 physicians from academia, the military, government and the private sector participate in the online and e-mail-based discussions.
PUBLICATIONS
- The Society publishes the monthly American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, one of the most widely distributed journals of its type in the world. Its wide geographic distribution, broad technical coverage and prompt publication policy make it a favored medium for communicating new findings in the area of tropical medicine.
- Tropical Medicine and Hygiene News is published bi-monthly and reviews current activities of the Society, available positions, funding opportunities and other topics of interest to the membership.
- Another Society publication is Health Hints for the Tropics. This booklet is a useful and authoritative source of information for the traveler going on vacation or business trips, longer-term residents in tropical areas and for organizations sending people abroad.
Medical practitioners responsible for advising travelers to the tropics have provided Health Hints to their patients as a general guide to staying healthy through the knowledge and application of clinical principles, preventive sanitation and common sense.
COMMITTEES
Through participation on committees, members have a role in implementing Society policy and setting the course for Society activities. Committee work affords scientists and other health-care professionals the opportunity to help impact the direction of the tropical medicine and hygiene field.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
The Society is involved in many activities to promote the interests of the Society and its members, including:
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