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The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 45,000 [1] international, national and regional members and certified professionals are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.
Founded in 1954, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life. The ACSM national headquarters moved to Indianapolis in 1984, joining organizations such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations, and national sport-specific governing bodies.
Members of ACSM work in a wide range of medical specialties, allied health professions, and scientific disciplines, and are committed to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries and the advancement of the science of exercise.
Conferences
ACSM holds two major conferences each year, dedicated to continuing education for professionals: the Annual Meeting and the Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition. The 2012 Annual Meeting was held in San Francisco. Other meetings include roundtable specialty conferences, team physician courses, and regional chapter meetings.
Future Meetings
ACSM Annual Meeting [2]
May 29 - June 1, 2013 - Indianapolis, Indiana
May 28–31, 2014 - Orlando, Florida
May 27–30, 2015 - San Diego, California
June 1–4, 2016 - Boston, Massachusetts
ACSM Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition
March 12–15, 2013 - Las Vegas, Nevada
April 2–5, 2014 - Atlanta, Georgia
Advanced Team Physician Course
December 6–9, 2012 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Foundation
The ACSM Foundation is the fundraising arm of the college. It actively seeks gifts from ACSM’s membership, as well as corporate sponsorship dollars. ACSM relies on the contributions of its members to further its mission. In addition to its fundraising activities, the Foundation maintains several endowments. Most of these endowments make cash awards each year in various areas of sports medicine and exercise science. Each year these endowments grow, fueled by the generosity and commitment of leaders in the study of sports medicine and exercise science. In total, nearly $100,000 in awards is made to ACSM members each year to support research. Many of these award recipients are young investigators making initial contributions to furthering science.
The ACSM Foundation established its Research and Grants program in 1989. The program began with one research initiative in basic and applied science, and awarded a total of $50,000 among five doctoral research students. In 2007, ACSM offered five research initiatives and awarded approximately $80,000 among 15 research students.
Certifications
ACSM also serves as a certification agency for various health-and-fitness professionals, including certified personal trainers, health/fitness instructors, exercise specialists and registered clinical exercise physiologists. ACSM certifications are largely regarded as some of the most rigorous credentialing programs available today.
ACSM is also a founding organization of the Exercise is Medicine program.
In addition to standard certifications, ACSM offers certifications qualifying personal trainers to work with individuals with special needs.[3]
Leadership
The current (2012-2013) ACSM presidential offices are held by:[4]
President: Janet Walberg Rankin, Ph.D., FACSM, Virginia Tech
President-elect: William Dexter, M.D., FACSM, Maine Medical Center
Immediate past-President: Barbara Ainsworth, Ph.D., MPH, FACSM, Arizona State University
Second past-President: Thomas Best, M.D., Ph.D., FACSM, The Ohio State Sports Medicine Center
See also
References
- ^ http://www.acsm.org/about-acsm/who-we-are
- ^ http://www.acsm.org/attend-a-meeting/future-meetings
- ^ "Get Certified". ACSM. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.acsm.org/about-acsm/who-we-are/leadership