Swedish Medical Society


The Swedish Medical Society is an independent and scientific professional organization formed by Swedish physicians, including doctors from all medical specialties. Its aims are the promoting of research, education, quality in health care

Organization

The Swedish Medical Society was founded in 1807 av Jacob Berzelius, :sv: Jonas Henrik Gistrén|Jonas Henrik Gistrén, :sv: Erik Gadelius|Erik Gadelius, :sv: Anders Johan Hagströmer|Anders Johan Hagströmer,
:sv: Carl Fredrik von Schulzenheim|Carl Fredrik von Schulzenheim, :sv: Eric Carl Trafvenfelt|Eric Carl Trafvenfelt, and :sv: Henrik Gahn|Henrik Gahn. The organization is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. Membership in the organizations was about 10,000 doctors in 2019, which corresponded to almost 25 percent of all physicians working then in Sweden.