Sports Medicine - Sports Medicine Organizations

Sports Medicine Organizations

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Founded in 1954, the American College of Sports Medicine is the largest and most prominent sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. ACSM has more than 45,000 International, National and Regional Chapter members. Since its founding ACSM members have applied their knowledge, training and dedication in sports medicine and exercise science to promote healthier lifestyles for people around the globe.
American College of Sports Medicine

Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) is an organization of physicians committed to excellence in the practice of medicine as it applies to all aspects of physical activity.
Our mission is to forge a strong, collective voice for sport medicine; to be a leader in advancing the art and science of sport medicine, including health promotion and disease prevention, for the benefit of all Canadians through advocacy, education, research and service.

http://www.casm-acms.org/

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Founded in 1991, AMSSM is a multi-disciplinary organization of physicians whose members are dedicated to education, research, collaboration and fellowship within the field of Sports Medicine. It now comprises over 2100 Sports Medicine Physicians whose goal is to provide a link between the rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its application to patients in a clinical setting.

http://www.amssm.org/
National Athletic Trainers' Association(NATA)
Founded in 1950
The mission of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession.
National Athletic Trainers' Association

Canadian Athletic Therapists' Association(CATA)
Founded in 1965.
The Canadian Athletic Therapist Association (CATA) is an organization devoted to the comprehensive health care of an individual at any level of physical ability by Certified Athletic Therapists.
Canadian Athletic Therapists Association
http://www.athletictherapy.org/en/index.aspx

American Medical Association(AMA)
Recognized Athletic Training(AT) as an allied health profession in 1990
American Medical Association

American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM)

Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)

Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM)

American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM)
http://aoasm.org/