African Caribbean Medical Society

The African Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS) is a British organization founded in 1981 by a group of black doctors.

The ACMS was founded in March 1981 by doctors including Lord Pitt of Hampstead, Dr Adams, Dr Eddie Simon and Franklyn Jacobs. It aimed to be a support network for black doctors, and a forum for focus on health matters relevant to British African-Caribbean people. As Franklyn Jacobs recalled:

"We felt that there should be a society through which black doctors (of which there were few at the time) could liaise so as to form a base from which black medical issues and health education could be promoted and championed. As founders, we each desired to give something back to our community."