90 years SOM then and now

Abstract

A past and the current President of the Society of Occupational Medicine describe the socio-political conditions that led to the formation of the Association of Industrial Medical Officers in 1935. They discuss milestones in its development—the formation of regional groups, the publication of a journal, the change of name and the Society’s status today as a multidisciplinary learned society of health professionals from different backgrounds who have an interest in occupational health/medicine.