German Society for Medical Sociology
| German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 1972 |
| Seat | Hamburg |
| purpose | Society for medical sociology |
| Chair | Olaf von dem Knesebeck |
| Website | dgms.de |
The German Society for Medical Sociology (DGMS) is an association founded in 1972 to promote scientific work in the field of medical sociology . As a specialist society, it represents the professional policy issues of medical sociology in research, teaching and practice.
history
René König , Horst Baier and Karl Gustav Specht are among the founders of German-speaking medical sociology as an independent scientific discipline . Internationally, medical sociology is institutionally represented by a section in the world society for sociology.
Since its foundation in 1972, the society has been involved in research in basic and application-related research topics at national and international level and cooperates with the European Society of Health and Medical Sociology (ESHMS), the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the Germans Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) , the Medical Sociology Section of the German Society for Sociology (DGS) , the German Society for Medical Psychology (DGMP) , the German Society for Public Health (DGPH) and other psychosocial and health science / public health Professional societies and associations. There is also a cooperation with the Professional Association of German Sociologists (BDS) .
The association is a member of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies .
developments
Medical sociology is taught as a special sociology in the course of social science studies , in the study of social work and social pedagogy , in the postgraduate study of health sciences and - compulsory - in the study of human medicine . In the context of public health , medical sociology has taken an important interdisciplinary position.
The licensing regulations require that medical psychology and medical sociology are equally represented in research and teaching . However, there is no guarantee that the next generation of academics will be available in the course of doctoral and habilitation opportunities. Because the further development of the subject such as the scientific qualification of young scientists in medical sociology is threatened; an indictment of Germany as a science location . In view of this problem, high-quality research and teaching within the meaning of the new licensing regulations is indispensable and forward-looking, according to the position paper on research and teaching.
To ensure the scientific discourse, working groups have been formed in the association:
- Women & Health
- Sociology of Health and Medical Sociology
- Children & adolescents
- Teaching
- Medical sociological theories
- Methods
- Prevention and health promotion
- Psychosocial influences on health
- Social epidemiology
- Health services research
- Young scientists
Chairperson
The current chairman (since 2018) of the society is Olaf von dem Knesebeck ( University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf ).
| Period | 1. Chairman |
| 1972-1974 | U. Deppe |
| 1974-1976 | H. Kaupen-Haas |
| 1976-1979 | P. Novak |
| 1979-1980 | J. Siegrist |
| 1980-1982 | U. Gerhardt |
| 1982-1983 | P. Novak |
| 1983-1985 | J. v. Troschke |
| 1985-1989 | C. v. Ferber |
| 1989-1991 | P. Novak |
| 1991-1995 | J. Siegrist |
| 1995-2002 | J. v. Troschke |
| 2002-2010 | H. Pfaff |
| 2010-2014 | O. vd Knesebeck |
| 2014-2018 | S. Geyer |
| since 2018 | O. vd Knesebeck |
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- ↑ International Sociological Association (August 12, 2009).
- ↑ German Society for Public Health ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (August 14, 2009).
- ↑ Position paper of the German Society for Medical Sociology ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (August 13, 2009).
