The annual meeting is the American Osler Society's core event, where physicians, educators, historians, and students meet to learn from each other, explore medicine's common history, and reflect on Osler's legacy in today's healthcare world. The meeting includes multiple 20-minute peer-reviewed presentations over two and a half days, the Presidential Address, and the McGovern Lecture. Past McGovern Lectures have featured well-known historians, such as William Bynum and Rosemary Stevens; medical ethicists, such as Albert Jonsen and Abraham Verghese; and innovative scientists, such as Sir Richard Doll. The Society offers several awards for student presentations, offering the chance for members to meet and interact with the next generation of medical professionals. The meeting venue moves throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The next Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society will be held Toronto Ontario Canada May 1-4, 2026.
The Local Organizing Committee consists of John Dirks, Jackie Duffin, Peter Kopplin, Susan Lamb, Vivian McAllister, and Jim Wright. All presentations will be held on Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3. On the morning of Monday May 4, we will view exhibits related to Osler's early life as well as the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto's Fisher Rare Book Library. For those with schedule flexibility, there will be a optional discovery of insulin walking tour on the University of Toronto campus led by members of the 101-year-old Toronto Medical Historical Club on Monday afternoon. If there is sufficient interest, a one-day post conference bus tour will be arranged to visit sites important during Osler's youth including Bond Head, Ontario (his birthplace) as well as the Banting House National Historic Site in London, Ontario (https://bantinghousenhs.ca/); advanced reservations and an additional fee will be required for the post-conference tour.
Abstract Submission: Opens October 1, 2025
Abstracts are submitted via an online application process.
Program Book
Available in 2026
Annual Meeting Hotel Reservation
Hotel Information will be posted as soon as available.
Annual Meeting Reservation Forms and Information
Registration information will be posted for the Toronto Meeting as soon as it is available. Do not use the links below.
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