James Dosman was the first head of the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1986, he was instrumental in creating the Centre for Agricultural Medicine to do research and carry out programs relevant to the health of Saskatchewan farmers. He has served as director of the Centre since its inception and has expanded and diversified its programs to the point in 2001 when, under his leadership, it became the Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health. Dr. Dosman has published 7 edited books and 140 scientific publications in areas related to lung trouble in agriculture. He was instrumental in forming the Agricultural Health and Safety Network in Saskatchewan in which individual farm families receive occupational health information services. There are 156 municipalities that now bring this program to more than 26,000 farm families in Saskatchewan.