ORGANIZATION: The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern OhioOCCASION: Its 190th anniversary The academy, which uses the acronym AMCNO, says its history can be traced back to 1824, with the founding of the 19th Medical District of Ohio. In May of that year, “all the qualified physicians in the district gathered at the hotel of Gaius Boughton on the corner of Water Street (now West 9th Street) and St. Clair Avenue” in Cleveland, according to AMCNO. Dr. David Long, who had arrived in Cleveland right from medical training in New York City in 1810, was elected as the first president of the society. During the subsequent years, the organization merged with other associations, changing names and locations. The “Academy of Medicine of Cleveland” was incorporated in August 1924 — 90 years ago.
AMCNO membership today stands at more than 5,000 physicians, which it says “strengthens the organization's ability to advocate on the behalf of Northern Ohio physicians.”Elayne Biddlestone, AMCNO executive vice president and CEO, said the organization “continues to expand its reach and provide members with the data and information necessary to address the many changes going on in medicine today.” Information is available at www.amcno.org.