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Show 276 Organizations of Interest to Women the honor and character of the profession among industrial nurses, to improve community health by better nursing service to workers, to develop and promote standards for industrial nurses and industrial nursing services, and to stimulate interest in and provide a forum for the discussion of problems in the field of industrial nursing. Mem.bership: 5,503. American Association of Medical Record Librarians, 840 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill., 60611. Founded 1928. Its purpose is to improve the quality and effi.ciency of medical records in hospitals, clinics, and other health and mental institutions; to establish standards and criteria of competency; and to develop and improve the teaching and practice of medical record science so that it may be of greater service to the science of medicine and public health. Membership: 4,760. (Not restricted to women, but membership is primarily women.) American Aeeociauon. of Nurse Anesthetists, Suite 3010, Prudential Plaza, Chi Founded 1931. Its purpose is to develop educational stand cago, Ill., 60601. and techniques in the administration of anesthetics, to facilitate cooperation between nurse anesthetists and the medical profession, and to promote an educational program on the importance of the proper administration of anesthetics. Membership: 11,676 ards American Dental Assistants Aesooiatson; Inc., 410 First National Bank Building, LaPorte, Ind., 46350. Established 1924. Its purpose is to promote the educa tion of the dental assistant, to improve and sustain the vocation of dental assisting, and to contribute to the advancement of the dental profession and the improvement of public health. Membership: 14,000. American Dental Hygienists' Association, 100 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Ill., Its purpose is to elevate and sustain the professional character and education of dental hygienists; to promote among them mutual improvement, social intercourse, and good will; to inform and direct public opinion in relation to dental hygiene and the promotion of pertinent legislation; and to represent and safeguard the common interests of members of the pro fession. Membership: Approximately 4,000. Student membership: 2,700. 60611. Established 1923. American Medical Women's Association, Inc., 1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 10019. Founded 1915. Its purpose is to further the art and science of medicine; to promote interests common to women physicians and the public; to aid and encourage premedical, medical, and postgraduate medical students; to foster medical relief projects; and to cooperate with other organizations having comparable interests. Affiliated with the Medical Women's Interna tional Association. Amer'ican Nurses' A.880ciation, Imc., 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y., 10019. Organized 1896 8JS the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada. It is 'an organization of registered professional nurses. Its purposes are to foster high standards 'Of nursing practice, to promote the professional land educational advancement of nurses, to advance the economic and general 'welfare (jf nurses, to promote research to improve the practice of nursing, and to support legislation to provtde all people with Ibetter nursing care. Affiliated with the International Council of Nurses. Membership: 170,000. Occupational Therapy Assooietion, 2'50 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 10019. Founded 1917.. ns 'Objectives are to promote the use of oeeupa- American |
