Application submission is now closed for the 2024 Class of AMSSM Fellows. New Fellows will be announced to the AMSSM membership after the first of the year and honored at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Applications for the FAMSSM Designation will be available on an annual basis. Please contact Ellen Glasgowwith any questions regarding the FAMSSM application.
AMSSM Collaborate online community provides a forum for year-long connection, giving members the chance to have conversations, share resources and make connections with your peers.
AMSSM Informational Brochures
Find informational brochures about sports medicine physicians geared toward coaches, parents and other healthcare professionals.
Find all current and past AMSSM Sports Medcast episodes in one convenient location.
AMSSM Fellow Online Lecture Series
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.
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:
Develop and maintain strong relationships with our patients and communities through high-quality patient-centered care and comprehensive sports medicine education, outreach and advocacy.
Conduct ourselves with honesty, integrity and respect in all professional relationships, striving to achieve high standards of care and providing our best efforts in diagnosis and treatment.
Strive for the highest quality of work and standards of excellence in all of our professional evdeavors, especially patient care, research, education and advocacy. Embrace continuous learning and quality improvement.
Aspire for open and mindful communication and collaboration in all professional relations. Value the contributions of each member of our community and support an environment characterized by collegiality and diversity.
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
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.