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Dr. Peter C. Scriba serves currently as Chairman of the Scientific Council , Bundesärztekammer (since 2002) and as President of the Scientific Council of IQM (Initiative Qualitätsmedizin). He was a member of the Editorial Board of Deutsche med. Wochenschrift (1982-2010), and member of the Advisory Council for the Concerted Action in Health Care (1993-2007; Vice-Chairman since 2002). He is professor emeritus, Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Munich and former Director of the Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich. From 1980-1990 Dr. Scriba was professor of Internal Medicine, and Director of the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lübeck, where he also served from 1987-1989 as Rector of the University of Lübeck.

Dr. Scriba was trained in Biochemistry working with Professor Holzer, University of Freiburg, and as Research Fellow with Dr. Reddy and Prof. Thorn at Harvard Medical School, Boston, US (1962/1963). Until 1968 he was Resident at Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, working with Profs. Bodechtel and Buchborn. From 1985-1994 he served as Executive Committee Member and Chairman of POC (1994) of the European Federation of Endocrine Societies. He is author of more than 800 publications mainly in the field of Endocrinology. Special interests are development of hormone assays, mechanism of action of hormones, endocrine diseases, iodine deficiency, teaching of endocrinology, and recently research policy, and medical economic policy.

Career

• 1991 – 1999 Medical Director of the Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich
• 1990 – 2000 Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Munich
• 1987 – 1989 Rector of the Medical University of Lübeck
• 1980 – 1990 Chair of Internal Medicine, Director of the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lübeck
• 1972 Appointment as Professor of Internal Medicine, University Munich
• 1968 – 1980 Senior Physician and Head of the Section of Endocrinology at the Medizinische Klinik, University of Munich
• 1966 – 1980 Head of the Clinical Laboratories as approved specialist f Clin. Chem.
• 1967 Habilitation in Internal Medicine (Privatdozent)
• 1963 – 1968 Resident at Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt University of Munich
• 1962 – 1963 Research Fellow (Dr. Reddy) at Harvard Medical School, Boston, US
• 1961 – 1962 Assistant at Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt University of Munich
• 1959 Doctor of Medicine, University of Freiburg
• 1957 – 1961 Doctorate Candidate and Research Assistant at the Biochemical Institute (Professor Holzer), University of Freiburg
• 1954 – 1959 Study of Medicine at the University of Freiburg

Functions (Selection)

• since 2009 President Scientific Council for the Donation Initiative Quality Medicine IQM
• 2002 – 2022 Chairman Scientific Council, Bundesärztekammer
• 2000 Member of the  European Commission 1999 Five-Year-Assessment Panel for the programme “Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources”
• 1998 – 2002 Member of the Senate of the Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm    Leibniz (Blaue-Liste-Institute)
• 1995 – 2001 Member of the Senate of the Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
• 1994 – 1995 President of the German Society of Internal Medicine
• 1993 – 2007 Member of the Advisory Council for the Concerted Action in Health Care, Vice-Chairman (2002)
• 1990 – 1994 Chairman of the Health Research Council (BMFT)
• 1987 – 1999 Member of the Senate Commission for Clinical Research
• (Deutsche  Forschungsgemeinschaft)
• 1986 – 1991 Member of the German Science Council (Wissenschaftsrat), Chairman of its Medicine Committee (Medizin-Ausschuss)
• 1985 – 1994 Executive Committee Member, Chairman POC (1994) of the European Federation of Endocrine Societies
• 1984 – 1987 President of the German Society for Endocrinology
• 1982 – 2010 Member of the Editorial Board Deutsche med. Wochenschrift

Honours and Memberships (Selection)

• 2011 Wolfgang Peysser-Medaille der Medizinischen Fakultät der LMU München
• 2008 Salomon-Neumann-Medaille der DGSMP
• 2008 Gustav von Bergmann-Medaille der DGIM
• 2004 Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie
• 2002 Ludwig Heilmeyer-Medaille in Gold
• 2002 Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• 2001 Ehrenmitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin
• 1998 Bayerischer Verdienstorden
• 1995 Dr. med. h.c. (Lübeck)
• 1992 Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• 1992 Berthold-Medaille der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie
• 1988 Honorary Professor Internal Medicine, Med. Univ. of Zheijiang, Hangzhou
• 1987 Member of the Leopoldina (German Academy of Sciences), Member of its Senate (2003-2007)