The Brazilian Otological Society
In the old times Brazilian Otolaryngologists had organized a Federation of Otolaryngological Societies. This did not work well, for only a few states had organized local societies. For this reason the Council of the Federation included the Professors of Otolaryngology of the Brazilian Medical schools. The Federation had no money and had difficulties in publishing the Brazilian Journal of Otolaryngology.
In the early 1960's a small group of otolaryngologists who had been trained abroad began to get involved in the Federation and proposed to change it into a Society with individual members. I will not mention their names, because I may forget someone, and this would be inexcusable.
In a Congress in Brasilia, in 1967, the idea was finally accepted by the majority of the Council and arrangements were made to organize it at the next Congress in Porto Alegre, in 1969.
The President of the Porto Alegre Congress was Rudolf Lang, one of the members of the group of young otolaryngologists. He had asked a lawyer friend to write the by-laws of the Society, so everything was ready to launch it.
But then some Council members changed their minds. They decided that it was best to keep the Federation as it was. It took some more years to found the Brazilian Society of Otolaryngology.
Rudolf then asked me, “What do we do now?” I said: “Let’s create the Brazilian Society of Otology.” We had talked about it, most of this young group was involved in otology, it was something that we had been discussing and planning. We joined informally and everybody agreed that the moment was ripe. So we convened a General Assembly and founded the Brazilian Society of Otology, using the by-laws that been meant for the otolaryngological society.
Rudolf Lang was the first President of the new-founded society. I was the second. To this date it remains a very participating society that has been involved in many important medical and social activities.
In the early 1960's a small group of otolaryngologists who had been trained abroad began to get involved in the Federation and proposed to change it into a Society with individual members. I will not mention their names, because I may forget someone, and this would be inexcusable.
In a Congress in Brasilia, in 1967, the idea was finally accepted by the majority of the Council and arrangements were made to organize it at the next Congress in Porto Alegre, in 1969.
The President of the Porto Alegre Congress was Rudolf Lang, one of the members of the group of young otolaryngologists. He had asked a lawyer friend to write the by-laws of the Society, so everything was ready to launch it.
But then some Council members changed their minds. They decided that it was best to keep the Federation as it was. It took some more years to found the Brazilian Society of Otolaryngology.
Rudolf then asked me, “What do we do now?” I said: “Let’s create the Brazilian Society of Otology.” We had talked about it, most of this young group was involved in otology, it was something that we had been discussing and planning. We joined informally and everybody agreed that the moment was ripe. So we convened a General Assembly and founded the Brazilian Society of Otology, using the by-laws that been meant for the otolaryngological society.
Rudolf Lang was the first President of the new-founded society. I was the second. To this date it remains a very participating society that has been involved in many important medical and social activities.
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