PHCI Adjunct Professor Alain Touwaide Received George Urdang Medal
Announcing the 2023 George Urdang Medal
The Historical Director of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP ), Lucas Richert, PhD, announced that Dr. Alain Touwaide, PHCI adjunct professor, has been selected to receive the 2023 George Urdang Medal, AIHP’s most prestigious award.
AIHP awards the George Urdang Medal biennially to recognize the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The award honors Professor George Urdang (1882–1960), a pioneering historian of pharmacy in Germany and the United States, and AIHP’s founding Director.
Dr. Alain Touwaide, a scholar, lecturer, collector, and the current Scientific Director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, has been active in the area of the history of science and pharmacy for more than three decades. He is a previous recipient of the AIHP’s Edward Kremers Award. Dr. Touwaide was selected to receive the George Urdang Medal by an international panel of historians of pharmacy, including Drs. Patrick Chiu, Francois Ledermann, Rima Apple, and Lucas Richert.
AIHP honored Dr. Touwaide during its Annual Members meeting on November 15, 2023 and formally presents the George Urdang Medal to Dr. Touwaide at the International Congress for the History of Pharmacy meeting in Belgrade, Serbia in September 2024.
PHCI congratulates Dr. Alain Touwaide on receiving this prestigious award and thank him for his contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals.