about the site...
This is the official site of the Society for Medical Anthropology. In the interest of providing as many resources as possible, we do not screen our content heavily, but ask you to use your own judgement. We do ask that, in the event you use a resource from the site, you cite the website (www.medanthro.net) and the author, if applicable. Questions about citing the site? Ask us at webmaster@medanthro.net.
about the SMA...
SMA Fact #1: Membership in the SMA was 1411 as of February 2002. This includes 805 regular (US-based) members; 552 student members; and 54 international members. Our international members hail from:
Asia & the Pacific: Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Phillipines, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan;
Africa: Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe;
The Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru;
Europe: Austria, Iceland, Denmark, England, France,Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia;
Middle East: Israel, Yemen.
who's behind this?
Prof. Mark Nichter, former President of the SMA and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, masterminds this project. Visit Prof. Nichter's site for the medical anthropology program at the University of Arizona. You can reach him at mnichter@u.arizona.edu.
Ben McMahan is the current webmaster, and is a graduate student at the University of Arizona. Drop him a line at webmaster@medanthro.net.
Betsey Brada, former webmaster and member of the SMA's Oversight Committee, is a graduate student at the University of Chicago.
Lauren Wynne, also a former webmaster, is also a graduate student at the University of Chicago and is currently in the field.
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