The Norwegian Medical Society ( no, Det norske medicinske Selskab, la, Societas Medica Norvegica) is a medical organisation in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
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It has its roots in an informal group created in 1826, which subscribed to and shared foreign
medical journal
A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals.
History
The first ...
s. In 1833 it was formally inaugurated as ''Lægeforeningen i Christiania'', the physician's association in
Christiania. The name Norwegian Medical Society was taken in 1847.
From 1826 to 1837 it published Norway's first medical journal, ''Eyr'', named after
Eir
In Norse mythology, Eir (Old Norse: , "protection, help, mercy"Orchard (1997:36).) is a goddess or valkyrie associated with medical skill. Eir is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the ...
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From 1840 to 1939 it published the journal ''Norsk Magazin for Lægevidenskaben'', and since 2004 the journal ''Michael Quarterly''.
[ It also hosts symposia and debates.][
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See also
*Norwegian Medical Association The Norwegian Medical Association ( no, Den norske lægeforening (1886–2008), spelled ''Den norske legeforening'' since 2008) is the main Norwegian medical association and trade union, and was founded in 1886. It has 32 555 members (as of 2016) o ...
References
Medical associations based in Norway
Organizations established in 1826
Organisations based in Oslo
1826 establishments in Norway
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