Paris Society of Medicine

The Paris Society of Medicine is a medical organization based in Paris, France. Its predecessor, the Société Royale de Médecine, was founded in 1730, and the society's current incarnation was founded in 1878. Historical background The society originates from the Société Royale de Médecine, which was founded in 1730. The "Société Royale de Médecine" was reformed in 1778, only to be abolished by the French Revolution by way of the law of "20 Thermidor Year I" (French revolutionary calendar, i.e. August 8, 1793). The Société de Médecine de Paris was founded on "2 Germinal Year IV" (French revolutionary calendar, i.e. March 22, 1796). The present society is an officially recognized non-profit organization by decree from February 5, 1878. Overview The Société de Médecine de Paris is an independent and interdisciplinary medical society that is open to professors, hospital physicians, clinicians, general practitioners or specialists, surgeons, biologists, and others. It is intended to support continuing medical education. During the plenary and ordinary sessions, everyone can freely express themselves, and specialists and lecturers can present the current state of research and knowledge in their field. From its inception it has brought together many of the most famous physicians of the time, and has been chaired by Jean-Louis Baudelocque, René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes, Dominique Jean Larrey, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Ernest Besnier, and Pierre-Constant Budin. Georges Clemenceau has been an honorary president. More recently, the presidents have been Edmond Lesné, Victor Pauchet, and Jean Lhermitte.