AIMS at General Conference
AIMS will have a booth at General Conference in Atlanta. And you are invited to attend the meeting
on Wedneswday at 3:00 PM to hear speakers update us on AIMS activities around the world.
Click Here to see the poster about the meeting.
Haiti Emergency Response
Those who wish to volunter or donate, contact Loma Linda University at
http://www.llu.edu/news/articles/2010/haiti.page.
Relief Activities are also being coordinated through ADRA at
http://www.adra.org or Toll-Free phone 1-800-424-2372
AIMS Highlights
An Historic Perspective
compiled by
Dennis E. Park
AIMS Executive Director
1977-78
- AIMS formed; Carl L. Bauer, MD, elected as the first AIMS president.
- The AIMS board of directors began planning, writing bylaws, and establishing goals and objectives.
1979
- First AIMS Journal published
- First AIMS chapter formed in Montezuma, Mexico
1980
- Active membership in North America reached 400
- AIMS directors met in Dallas, Texas, at the 1980 General Conference
- AIMS co-sponsored the first continuing medical education course with the Health Department of the Australasian Division
1981
- Jamaica AIMS chapter formed
- AIMS Argentina chapter organized
- AIMS offices moved to the newly-opened Alumni Center building
1982
- AIMS co-sponsored four European medical conventions
- P. William Dysinger MD, AIMS president-elect, participated in a workshop in Washington, D.C.,
to plan how U.S. Private\Voluntary Organizations (PVO) could best help
the current health needs of Lebanon
- AIMS Brazil chapter formed
1983
- During March/April, Dr. P. William Dysinger, AIMS president-elect,
visited the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica.
Upon his return, Dr.Dysinger observed, "The strength and future of
AIMS is in its local chapter development
1984
- AIMS comes under the umbrella of the Alumni Association
- AIMS board of directors approved and placed high priority on the development of
a Health Evangelism Study Guide
- In April the AIMS-Mexico chapter was formed in Montemorelos, Mexico
- On September 20-23, AIMS Argentina held a preventive medicine congress at
River Plate, Argentina
- On November 1 -3, the Adventist health professionals of French speaking Europe
(AMAL - MMS chapter) met at Seminaire Adventiste, Collonges, France
1985
- On July 5,1985, Dr. Carrol S. Small presented an AIMS report at the General
Conference Session in New Orleans
1986
- AIMS president Eloy Schutz MD, presented a speech at the Congress of Medicine
at Montemorelos University
1987
- In August, AlMS-Mexico convention was held in Mazatlan, Mexico
1988
- The Adventist Medical Study Guide (AMSG) advisory committee formed
- AIMS assisted Philippine Union College Health Services by sending medical supplies and equipment
1989
- AIMS produced a "Special Edition" of the AIMS Journal that reviewed AIMS' history and shared how to form an AIMS chapter
1990
- AIMS Health Evangelism Study Guide published </p>
1991
- In May, the Southern Mexican Union AlMS-Mexico Inter-chapter Reunion was held
1992
- The AIMS Journal spring issue featured the Adventist medical work in the South Pacific Division
The autumn issue of the AIMS Journal featured the medical work in South America
1993
- The AIMS Annual Meeting held on Sabbath, February 6, during APC '93 featured the medical work in Russia
1994
- Dr. A. Gordon Goude began compiling a list of all Adventist physicians and AIMS chapters to develop
a data base and compile a worldwide directory of AIMS members
1995
- Larry Thomas, MD, AIMS president and Dennis Park. AIMS executive director attended the 56th General
Conference Session at the Jaarbeurs Convention Center in Utrecht The Netherlands
- AIMS manned a booth at the General Conference and held an international meeting on July 5, during the GC Session
1996
- The newly formatted AIMS Journal introduced with the winter issue
1997
- G. Gordon Hadley, MD, installed as AIMS president on March 1,1997
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