title: The American Rhinologic Society: its foundation and its future responsibilities. Address of the guest of honor.
abstract: This presentation includes a brief outline of the historical background of rhinology and a description of the founding of the American Rhinologic Society 25 years ago. It disscusses the original aims of the society and points out a number of responsibilities that it should accept for the future development of rhinology.
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014481:United States