The Origin of the Professional Group on Medical Electronics

The IRE Professional Group on Medical Electronics was organized in 1952. It was formed to provide a means of bringing together the relatively few electronic engineers who were interested in applying their knowledge to the problems of measurement and treatment in modern medical research and practice. The Group has grown from a few scattered individuals to an organization of some 2000, with local chapters in several of the large medical centers. As is the case with other IRE Professional Groups, it has its own publication and holds meetings for presentation of scientific papers. It also cooperates with other professional societies and organizations in the presentation of meetings and in the advancement of the professional status of its members.