Aerospace Medical Association

Aerospace Medical Association
Formation 1929
Type Professional Association
Headquarters Alexandria, Virginia
Location
Membership
 2,200 as of 2014
Official language
 English
President
 Kris M. Belland, DO, MBA, MPH, MSS, CPE, FAsMA (2015-16)
Executive Director
 Jeffrey Sventek, M.S., CAsP
Publication

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine (until 2015),

Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance (since 2015)
Website http://www.asma.org

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 medical specialists, scientists, flight nurses, physiologists, and researchers from all over the world.

Mission

The Aerospace Medical Association's mission is to raise awareness of health, safety, and performance of individuals working in aerospace-related field through application of scientific method.[1]

History

The AsMA was found under the guidance of Louis H. Bauer, M.D. in 1929.[2] 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 it will enhance the accuracy of their specialized art...thereby affording a greater guarantee for the safety of the public and the pilot, alike; and to cooperate... in furthering the progress of aeronautics in the United States."[2] 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 2,200 members, approximately 25% of the membership is international from over 70 countries.[2]

Publications

The AsMA produces many publications including:

Other publications in aerospace medicine:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Huerta, M., Headquarters, F.A.A., & Huerta, D. A. (2012). Aerospace Medical Association.
  2. 1 2 3 Aerospace Medical Association. "About the AsMA". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  3. ↑ "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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