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  - AMSSM is the go-to organization for legislative and policy issues related to sports medicine and athlete health and safety.
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  - AMSSM offers a variety of advocacy resources, including a map that tracks legislation important to sports medicine physicians.
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- - Sports U/S Online Didactics
  - These 35 educational modules cover all of the didactic instructional session topics recommended for sports medicine fellows by the AMSSM.
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  - Find all the resources, materials and guidelines from the AMSSM Sports Ultrasound Committee
Patients
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  - Your comprehensive sports medicine resource for athletes, coaches and parents.

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
Read the Values Statement

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 2019-2020

STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 2019
7/24/2020-7/25/2020
2020 Fellows Research and Leadership Virtual Conference

NOVEMBER 2020
11/19/2020-11/22/2020
2020 AMSSM/OHSU Diagnostic & Interventional SUS &/or Introductory SUS

APRIL 2021
4/13/2021-4/18/2021
AMSSM 2021 Annual Meeting

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