Aerospace Medical Association

The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is the largest professional organization in the fields of aviation, space, and environmental medicine. The AsMA membership includes aerospace and hyperbaric medicine specialists, scientists, flight nurses, physiologists, and researchers from all over the world.

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History

The AsMA was founded under the guidance of Louis H. Bauer, M.D. in 1929.[1] Dr. Bauer was the first medical director of the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce which became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The original 29 "aeromedical examiners" started the organization for the "dissemination of information as will enhance the accuracy of their specialized art...thereby affording a greater guarantee of safety to the public and the pilot, alike; and to cooperate... in furthering the progress of aeronautics in the United States."[1] Hubertus Strughold, the "Father of Space Medicine", co-founded of the Space Medicine Branch of the AsMA in 1950.

Membership

The AsMA has more than 3,200 members, approximately 25% of the membership is international from over 70 countries.[1]

Publications

The AsMA produces many publications including:

Other publications in aerospace medicine:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Aerospace Medical Association. "About the AsMA". http://www.asma.org/index.php. Retrieved 2008-06-05. 
  2. ^ "Medical guidelines for air travel. Aerospace Medical Association, Air Transport Medicine Committee, Alexandria, Va". Aviat Space Environ Med 67 (10 Suppl): B1–16. October 1996. PMID 9025825. 

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