Hermann Kerger
Hermann Kerger (born March 3, 1906 in Busendorf , Lothringen ; † April 12, 2009 in Frankfurt (Main) ) was a German general practitioner and professional medical officer .
Live and act
Born in Lorraine, he studied medicine in Frankfurt am Main and received his license to practice medicine in 1930. After initially working as a country doctor in Brazil for three years , Kerger established himself as a general practitioner in Frankfurt / Main in 1936. After serving as a medical officer in Russia and being a prisoner of war, he reopened his practice in Frankfurt in 1948.
Kerger was a co-founder and long-term chairman of the German Society for General Medicine. Kerger was involved in professional politics in the Hartmannbund , of which he became an honorary member. He joined the association even before the Second World War. In addition, Kerger was a member of the Presidium of the State Medical Association of Hesse and a member of the Presidium there. He was a member of the German Senate for Medical Training and the German Academy for General Medicine of the German Medical Association .
Kerger is considered a pioneer in advanced medical training in Germany. He was a co-founder of the Academy for Medical Training and Further Education of the State Medical Association of Hesse in Bad Nauheim and its chairman from 1971 to 1986.
Publications
- Hermann Kerger: The medical training. Goals, organization, program design and models of permanent training . Springer 1986
Honors
- Hartmann-Thieding badge of the Hartmannbund
- Ernst von Bergmann plaque from the German Medical Association
- Decoration of honor of the Hessian medical profession
- Gold medal of honor of the Academy for Medical Training and Education of the State Medical Association of Hesse
- 1981: Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association
Web links
- Hermann Kerger 100 years . Dtsch Arztebl 2006; 103 (9): A-567
- EG Hole: Dr. med. Hermann Kerger - contemporary witness of a century of medicine . Hessisches Ärzteblatt 2006 (3): 181
- Obituary for Hermann Kerger . Deutsches Ärzteblatt Dtsch Ärztebl 2009; 106 (21): A-1060
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerger, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German general practitioner and medical professional politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Busendorf , Lorraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2009 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt (Main) |