Heinz Stroh (doctor)

Heinz Stroh (born March 6, 1918 in Mainz , † June 6, 1973 in Bischofsheim ) was a German physician and medical professional politician.

Life

Stroh completed an apprenticeship as a druggist and, interrupted several times by the Second World War, studied medicine in Mainz and obtained a doctorate in medicine. med. From 1949 to 1973 he worked as a general practitioner and obstetrician in Bischofsheim.

Volunteering

Stroh was involved in various voluntary work:

1956 to 1973 member of the Presidium of the State Medical Association of Hesse
1964 to 1968 Vice President of the State Medical Association of Hesse
1968 to 1973 President of the State Medical Association of Hesse
1968 to 1973 member of the board of the German Medical Association

He was particularly committed to advanced training. During his presidency on February 21, 1970, the decision was made to found the Academy for Medical Training and Education of the State Medical Association of Hesse in Bad Nauheim.

Furthermore, Stroh was a co-founder of the Association of Resident Non-Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, later NAV-Virchow-Bund and, for many years, the second national chairman.

Honors

1964 Ernst von Bergmann badge
1972 Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class

Web links

Obituary - Dr. med. Heinz Stroh in Dtsch Arztebl 1973; 70 (28): A-1852
Straw, Heinz. Hessian biography. (As of June 6, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archive "Members of the organs, committees and permanent institutions of the German Medical Association" (October 11, 1973). Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
↑ State Medical Association of Hesse: The history of the academy for advanced medical training . In: Website of the State Medical Association of Hesse . ( laekh.de [accessed on November 18, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Straw, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German physician and medical professional politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 6, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mainz
DATE OF DEATH	June 6, 1973
Place of death	Bischofsheim (Mainspitze)

[1] Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archive "Members of the organs, committees and permanent institutions of the German Medical Association" (October 11, 1973). Retrieved November 18, 2018 .

[2] State Medical Association of Hesse: The history of the academy for advanced medical training . In: Website of the State Medical Association of Hesse . ( laekh.de [accessed on November 18, 2018]).