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  - Application submission is now closed for the 2023 Class of AMSSM Fellows. New Fellows will be announced to the AMSSM membership after the first of the year and honored at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
    
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  - The AMSSM National Fellow Online Lecture Series features talks from national experts on fundamental sports medicine topics pertinent to fellowship training and sports medicine board certification. Go to the collaborate.amssm.org site and view the available lectures in the Upcoming Events area.
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- - AMSSM CRN Leadership Committee: Call for Applicants
  - The CRN Leadership Committee is comprised of 7 members: the CRN chair, AMSSM Research Committee chair, an AMSSM Board of Directors at-large member, a non-AMSSM member, and three at-large AMSSM member positions with at least one senior and one junior AMSSM member. The current opening is for a junior or senior at-large member. We are especially interested in applications from members with a community practice background.
    
    We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities.
    
    To apply for the member at-large CRN Leadership Committee position, please submit the following application materials to AMSSM Reserarch Program Manager Sarah Sund. The deadline for applications is Friday, December 16, 2022.
- - 2023 Research Summit - Travel Scholarship Deadline Extended
  - The AMSSM Collaborative Research Network invites members to attend the 2023 Research Summit focused on health disparities in sports medicine (#SportsMed4ALL) on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ.
    
    To encourage participation in this event, the AMSSM CRN will award ten travel stipends ($1,500 each) for members identifying with underserved populations. Members with research interests or experience in the area of health disparities are specifically encouraged to apply. Award winners will also have an opportunity to serve as small group leaders during Summit breakout sessions.
    
    Applications now close on December 16th (extended deadline). Awardees will be announced January 16, 2023. For further information about the travel scholarships and how to apply, click here. Please send any questions to AMSSM Research Program Manager Sarah Sund.
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  - These 35 educational modules cover all of the didactic instructional session topics recommended for sports medicine fellows by the AMSSM.
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ABOUT AMSSM

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) was formed in 1991 to fill a void that has existed in sports medicine from its earliest beginnings. The Founders, most recognized and expert sports medicine specialists, realized that while there were several physician organizations which supported sports medicine, there was not a forum specific for primary care non-surgical sports medicine physicians.

MISSION STATEMENT
AMSSM provides a forum to foster professional relationships among sports medicine physicians to advance the discipline of sports medicine through education, research, advocacy and excellence in patient care.

VALUES STATEMENT
AMSSM is committed to the following values:

Service ▼

Honesty, Integrity and Respect  ▼

Quality and Excellence  ▼

Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork  ▼

VISION STATEMENT
AMSSM will be a worldwide leader in sports medicine.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Education - Serve as the premier educational resource for sports medicine physicians
Research - Advance sports medicine research and scholarship through funding support, collaboration and partnerships
Advocacy - Uphold and promote priority issues in sports medicine affecting members, patients, and their communities
Patient Care - Foster excellence in the care and safety of sports medicine patients
Communications - Exchange information with members and the public effectively
Infrastructure - Optimize resources to support the AMSSM mission, goals and objectives
Collaboration - Develop and utilize mutual relationships to enhance the AMSSM mission, goals and objectives

AMSSM HISTORY...(more ▾)

In 1991, five family physicians with strong self-learned sports medicine training and experience, Drs. David Hough, John Lombardo, Doug McKeag, Jim Puffer and Lee Rice, sought to find a medical organization that would represent themselves and other like-minded physicians. After exploring options to integrate with other national organizations, it became clear the best option was to start a new specialized organization that would adequately represent and support their sports medicine interests. They each invested $7,000 of their personal savings into a seed fund for this new organization. The 20 Founders of AMSSM included:

Randall Eichner, MD, Internal Medicine
Elizabeth Gallup, MD, JD, Family Medicine (Deceased)
Brian Halpern, MD, Family Medicine
Jack Harvey, MD, Pediatrics
John Henderson, DO, Family Medicine
Stan Herring, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehab
David Hough, MD, Family Medicine (Deceased)
Robert Johnson, MD, Family Medicine
Greg Landry, MD, Pediatrics
John Lombardo, MD, Family Medicine
Doug McKeag, MD, Family Medicine
Larry McLain, MD, Pediatrics (Deceased)
Robert Murphy, MD, Internal Medicine (Deceased)
James Puffer, MD, Family Medicine
Lee Rice, DO, Family Medicine
Douglas Shaw, MD, Emergency Medicine
Deborah Squire, MD, Pediatrics
Mitch Storey, DO, Family Medicine
Richard Strauss, MD, Internal and Preventive Medicine (Deceased)
Jeffrey Tanji, MD, Family Medicine

AMSSM's 1st Annual Meeting was held in San Diego in July 1992, with Brian Halpern, MD as the guarantor, which held him personally responsible if the meeting failed monetarily. The rest of the Founders all verbally agreed to help cover any losses. However, this first meeting was a success! The approximately 120 physicians who attended, all trained in primary care specialties, had finally found an organization which supported their beliefs that they had a central role in providing high quality sports medicine care. By the 20th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2011, over 1,000 physicians attended the conference, and the AMSSM membership had more than 2,000 members. Thanks to the early vision and strong commitment of the dedicated Founders, AMSSM has become a strong, vital, multi-disciplinary organization of physicians.

ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022

STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 2022
11/30-12/02/2022
2022 Advanced Team Physician Course

DECEMBER 2022
12/6/2022
Research Abstract Submission Deadline

APRIL 2023
4/28-5/3/2023
AMSSM Annual Meeting

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