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 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.

History
The AsMA was founded under the guidance of Louis H. Bauer, M.D., in 1929. 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." Hubertus Strughold, the "Father of Space Medicine", co-founder of the Space Medicine Branch of the AsMA in 1950.

Membership
The AsMA has more than 2,000 members, approximately 30% of the membership is international from over 70 countries.

Publications
The AsMA produces many publications including:
 * Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance - A peer reviewed monthly publication that was first published in 2015 and is indexed in PubMed. (ISSN 2375-6314)
 * Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine - A peer reviewed monthly publication that was published from 1975 to 2015 and is indexed in PubMed.
 * Aerospace medicine - The preceding journal to Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine was published from 1959 to 1974.
 * The Journal of Aviation Medicine - The preceding journal to Aerospace medicine was published from 1930 to 1959.
 * Medical Guidelines for Airline Passengers
 * Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel

External resources

 * AsMA Homepage
 * Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine Journal - Volume 74, Number 1, January 2003 to current