About AIS
The American Institute of Stress is a non profit organization
established in 1978 at the request of Hans Selye to serve as a
clearinghouse for information on all stress related subjects. Other
founding members included Linus Pauling, Alvin Toffler, Bob Hope,
Michael DeBakey, Herbert Benson, Ray Rosenman and other prominent
physicians, health professionals and lay individuals interested in
exploring the multitudinous and varied effects of stress on our health
and quality of life.
We maintain a constantly updated library of information and
reprints on all stress-related topics culled from scientific and lay
publications from which Informational Packets
can be ordered. (We are unable to provide free literature at the
present time due to the large number of daily requests and our limited
resources.)
Our monthly Newsletter, Health and Stress reports on the latest advances in stress research and relevant health issues. We sponsor anInternational Congress on Stress,
which provides cutting edge research advances, and state-of-the-art
reviews by internationally acclaimed experts. This event also features
the presentation of The Hans Selye Award to a distinguished researcher in recognition of contributions that have significantly advanced our understanding of stress.Membership and Fellowship
in The American Institute of Stress includes a subscription to our
monthly Newsletter and reduced rates for other services. Because of the
marked increased interest in Job Stress, we
receive numerous requests for information dealing with stress
management training and the relationship between stress and
cardiovascular, neurologic and other disorders that have been linked to
increased workplace pressures. While we do not offer stress management
training for companies or groups, we can provide Consultation Services
by referrals to individuals with expertise in the establishment and
evaluation of stress reduction programs or the relationship between
stress, particularly job stress, and specific diseases.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY CLINICAL
SERVICES NOR ARE WE ABLE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH
PERSONAL PROBLEMS OTHER THAN TO SUGGEST RESOURCES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL
WHEN APPROPRIATE.
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
Paul J. Rosch, M.D., M.A., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Paul J. Rosch is President of The American Institute of Stress,
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at New York Medical
College, Honorary Vice President of the International Stress Management
Association and has served as Chair of its U.S. branch. He completed
his internship and residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and
subsequently at the Walter Reed Army Hospital and Institute of
Research, where he was Director of the Endocrine Section in the
Department of Metabolism. He had a Fellowship at the Institute of
Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the University of Montreal with
Dr. Hans Selye, who originated the term "stress" as it is currently
used, and has co-authored works with Dr. Selye as well as Dr. Flanders
Dunbar, who introduced the term, "psychosomatic" into American
medicine.
Dr. Rosch was the 1998-99 President of The Pavlovian Society,
an organization of distinguished international scientists devoted to
integrating basic and clinical research and has been the recipient of
many honors, including the Outstanding Physician's Award of the New
York State Medical Society, Man of the Year Award with a Congressional
Citation, the Schering Award, and the International Distinguished
Service Award of the American Rural Health Association. In 1985, he
received an award from Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, President of the
American Society for Contemporary Medicine and Surgery for
"contributions to our understanding of stress, health, and disease".
The I.M. Sechenov Memorial Medal was bestowed on him in 1993 by The
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences for similar reasons and for
facilitating communication between stress researchers at his annual
International Congress on Stress. He was also the recipient of 2000
Innovation Award of The International Society for the Study of Subtle
Energies and Energy Medicine.
Dr. Rosch has served as President of the New York State Society
of Internal Medicine, Chairman of the International Foundation for
Biopsychosocial Development and Human Health, Expert Consultant on
Stress to the United States Center for Disease Control, President,
Westchester Diabetes Association, and President, Yonkers Academy of
Medicine. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Northwood
University, The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress,
Scientific Advisory Council of the Alzheimers Prevention Foundation,
and has served as Consultant to the Mensana Clinic in Maryland,
Biotonus Clinic in Switzerland, and other organizations involved in the
delivery of health care. He has served as Clinical Professor of
Medicine in Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
and is on the International Advisory Committee, School of Psychology
and Social Science, Universidad de Flores in Buenos Aires. He is a
Fellow and Life Member of the American College of Physicians, Diplomate
of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Emeritus Member of The
Endocrine Society, Emeritus Member of The Bioelectromagnetics Society,
Fellow of the Council of Epidemiology of the American Heart
Association, Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Fellow of
the Council on Geriatric Cardiology, Fellow of the World Academy of Art
and Sciences, and Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine. He was
unanimously elected in 1999 as a Full Member of the prestigious Russian
Academy of Medical Sciences, one of only six foreigners who have
received this honor in the past twenty years. Dr. Rosch is Senior
Consultant in Internal Medicine and Honorary Emeritus Physician at St.
John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York, and has a Workers
Compensation Subspecialty Rating in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and
Metabolic Diseases.
Dr. Rosch is Editor of Stress Medicine, published by John Wiley
& Sons in England, Associate Editor of The International Journal of
Emergency Mental Health, and International Journal of Stress
Management, and has served or serves on the Editorial Board of many
publications including the Journal of Human Stress, International
Journal of Psychosomatics, Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports,
Comprehensive Therapy, Journal of Human Behavior, and Health Inform;
Essential Information on Alternative Health Care. He has organized and
presided over the annual International Congress on Stress
since 1988, which has featured state of the art presentations on all
aspects of stress, as well as cutting edge research in relevant areas
of Bioelectromagnetic and Alternative Medicine.
Dr. Rosch has authored the Wellsprings of Health section of Creative Living and is Editor of Health and Stress,
the monthly Newsletter of the American Institute of Stress. He has
written extensively over the past forty-five years on the role of
stress in health and illness, with particular reference to
cardiovascular disease and cancer, and problems associated with job
stress. In recent years, much of his attention has focused on the
psychophysiologic effects of subtle energies, and especially the
clinical use of magnetic field therapies. He is co-author of The
Doctors Guide To Instant Stress Relief, Magnet Therapy, DeStress, Weigh
Less and Editor of Bioelectromagnetic Medicine published by Marcel
Dekker, Inc. in 2004. He has appeared on numerous national and
international television programs, including 60 Minutes, The Today
Show, Good Morning America, Nova, CBS, NBC, PBS, BBC and CBC network
presentations. His editorials and comments have been published in major
medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of
Internal Medicine, Journal of The American Medical Association, British
Medical Journal and The Lancet. He has been interviewed and widely
quoted in Time, Fortune, Newsweek, The Reader's Digest, The Wall Street
Journal, New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The London
Times, and numerous other publications here and abroad. An
International Institute of Stress Medicine was established in his honor
in Mexico (Instituto Internacional de Medicine del Estrs Dr. Paul J.
Rosch).
REFERENCES:
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Education
- Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- International Who's Who in Medicine
- Who's Who Registry of Global Business Leaders
- The Dictionary of International Biography
- Dictionary of Medical Specialists
- 2000 Outstanding People Of The 20th Century
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