The Collegium Ramazzini is an independent, international academy composed of physicians, scientists, and scholars from 35 countries. Through its members and activities, it seeks to advance occupational and environmental health by bridging scientific knowledge with socio-political centers that have the responsibility to protect public health.[1] The organization is named after physician Bernardino Ramazzini (1633–1714), known as “the father of occupational medicine.”
The Collegium Ramazzini is governed by an elected executive committee composed of a president, secretary general, treasurer, and six other fellows. Four individuals have served as the academy’s president: Irving J. Selikoff, MD (1982–1992); Eula Bingham, PhD (1993–1997); Phillip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc (1998–2021); and Melissa McDiarmid, MD, MPH, DABT (2022 to present). The organizations by-laws allow for 180 active fellows with an unlimited number of emeritus fellows.