TY - JOUR T1 - A history of the american college of chest physicians. AU - Bean WB Y1 - 1959/10/01 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270100159029 JO - A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 673 EP - 673 VL - 104 IS - 4 N2 - For the silver anniversary, the twenty-fifth birthday, of the American College of Chest Physicians, Dr. Myers has prepared a thorough sketch of the history of this increasingly important organization, whose journal, Diseases of the Chest, has long since outgrown its original focus on the problems of tuberculosis. The American College of Chest Physicians has now become international. Its increasing scope is particularly important when the range of chest diseases has broadened under the impact of chemotherapy and surgery.Few people are aware of how profoundly important in the success of medical societies is the permanent staff. It keeps the organization going during the large part of the year when the society is not in session. This has been true notably of Murray Kornfeld, who has been the vital influence in the growth of the American College of Chest Physicians. The achievement of Mr. Edward Loveland in advancing the work of SN - 0888-2479 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270100159029 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1959.00270100159029 ER -