Paris Medical Academy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The Paris Medical Academy, founded in 1820, consists of 100 full members who must hold a doctorate in medicine, 10 honorary members who may not be medical professionals (including Pasteur), and corresponding members in provinces and abroad. Its main functions include providing opinions on social hygiene and public sanitation issues, publishing instructions for combating epidemics, evaluating new drugs and patented remedies, supervising vaccines, and announcing competitions and awarding prizes for works in hygiene and medicine.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
PARIS MEDICAL ACADEMY (Académie de médecine et de chirurgie), founded in 1820 and consists of 100 full members (membres titulaires), who must have the title of Doctor of Medicine, 10 honorary members (membres libres), who may not be medical professionals (among them was Pasteur), and a number of corresponding members in provinces and abroad. Part of the full members consists of scientists working in the field of theoretical medical sciences—anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, etc. The main functions of the P. M. A.: giving opinions on questions of social hygiene and public sanitation submitted to its consideration by official bodies; publishing instructions for combating epidemics; opinions regarding new drugs and patented remedies; supervision of vaccines; announcing competitions and awarding prizes for works on hygiene and medicine.
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“Paris Medical Academy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/paris-medical-academy/