Association of American Physicians
History
History
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The AAP held its first meeting in 1886\. Some of the most important advances in biomedical science were first reported at annual AAP meetings. These included the discovery of [insulin](/wiki/Insulin "Insulin") by [Banting](/wiki/Frederick_Banting "Frederick Banting") and [Macleod](/wiki/John_Macleod_%28physiologist%29 "John Macleod (physiologist)") in 1922, and discovery, by [Minot](/wiki/George_Minot "George Minot") and [Murphy](/wiki/William_P._Murphy "William P. Murphy") in 1926, that [pernicious anemia](/wiki/Pernicious_anemia "Pernicious anemia") could be treated by feeding patients extracts of raw liver.

Members of the AAP have included [Nobel laureates](/wiki/Nobel_laureates "Nobel laureates"), and members of the [United States National Academy of Sciences](/wiki/United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences "United States National Academy of Sciences") and the [Institute of Medicine](/wiki/Institute_of_Medicine "Institute of Medicine"). Living members of the AAP who have also been awarded the [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine](/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine") include [Barry Marshall](/wiki/Barry_Marshall "Barry Marshall"), [Stanley Prusiner](/wiki/Stanley_Prusiner "Stanley Prusiner"), [Michael S. Brown](/wiki/Michael_S._Brown "Michael S. Brown"), [Joseph L. Goldstein](/wiki/Joseph_L._Goldstein "Joseph L. Goldstein"), and others.


When was the AAP's first meeting held?