Ramazzini Overview

Who was Ramazzini?

Bernardino Ramazzini is considered the founder of occupational/industrial medicine. He was an Italian physician, who was born on November 3, 1633, at Carpi, Modena, and who died on November 5, 1714, in Padua, Venice. His studies of occupational diseases and advocacy of protective measures for workers encouraged eventual passage of factory safety and workmen’s compensation laws. In 1700 he wrote the first important book on occupational diseases and industrial hygiene. Hence the Ramazzini Award for the Training Program.

The Ramazzini Presentation and Prize 

The Ramazzini Prize is presented annually to the trainee who presents the best scientific paper at the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). It is a requirement that a trainee must present a paper for the Ramazzini prize at the ASM at least once during their training period to attain Fellowship. This assists trainees to demonstrate their research methods and communication competencies.