Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)
Overview:
Aerospace medicine concerns the determination and maintenance of the health, safety, and performance of persons involved in air and space travel. Aerospace Medicine, as a broad field of endeavor, offers dynamic challenges and opportunities for physicians, nurses, physiologists, bioenvironmental engineers, industrial hygienists, environmental health practitioners, human factors specialists, psychologists, physician assistants, and other professionals. Those in the field are dedicated to enhancing health, promoting safety, and improving performance of individuals who work or travel in unusual environments. The environments of space and aviation provide significant challenges, such as microgravity, radiation exposure, G-forces, emergency ejection injuries, and hypoxic conditions, for those embarking in their exploration. Areas of interest range from space and atmospheric flight to undersea activities. The environments studied cover a wide spectrum extending from the microenvironments of space to the increased pressures of undersea activities. Increased knowledge of these unique environments of “Spaceship Earth” helps aerospace medicine professionals ensure participants are physically prepared, physiologically safe, and perform at the highest levels.
Vision Statement:
The International Leader in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance.
Mission Statement:
Apply and advance scientific knowledge to promote and enhance the health, safety and performance of those involved in aerospace and related activities.
Guiding Principles:
The Aerospace Medical Association will:
Be the internationally recognized authority in aerospace medicine.
Be an advocate for the advancement of aerospace medicine.
Provide value-added services to all members.
Provide a forum to integrate all of the aerospace medicine disciplines.
Facilitate members' contributions to the field and the organization.
Goals:
Provide governance of the Association to maintain a sound financial structure and ensure continuity of the Association.
Provide opportunities for education and promote research.
Provide members opportunities for professional growth and development.
Represent the discipline of Aerospace Medicine to professional, commercial and governmental organizations and advocate policies and standards.
Objectives:
• To promote research in the field of aerospace medicine.
• To provide a comprehensive aerospace medicine education program including:
-A quality scientific journal presenting the diverse facets of aerospace medicine;
- A quality scientific program providing a forum for interchange among the various disciplines involved in aerospace medicine;
- Additional educational activities developed to meet member requirements; and
- Joint and cooperative efforts with other scientific and professional organizations throughout the United States and international communities to promote interdisciplinary discussion and education benefits in aerospace medicine.
• To provide an organization to accomplish all the activities of the Association.
• To develop a sound financial structure, with appropriate planning, to insure continuity of the organization, respond to future financial requirements, and provide maximum member benefits at least possible member cost.
• To enhance member satisfaction and participation in order to attract and maintain the membership needed to advance aerospace medicine and insure progression of the Association.
• To achieve national and international recognition by aeromedical groups, other medical organizations, and “user” communities as the center of expertise in aerospace medicine.
• To prepare, publish, and advocate official Association policy on issues of current aerospace medicine interest.
• To assist other charitable, scientific and educational organizations in the conduct of similar activities.