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ABOUT US
Mission
The
American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA)
motivates physicians and other health care professionals
to become active, and provides credible information on training,
diet, injury prevention, and sports medicine to assist these
professionals in motivating their patients to become active
and lead healthy lifestyles.
Goals
To provide medical
and health professionals with information on the benefits
of exercise and how to lead an active life.
To develop motivational programs to assist doctors with their
efforts to encourage patients to lead active lifestyles.
To provide medical and health professionals with at least
two quality continuing medical education events per year.
History
1968
- Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., founds a non-profit organization
called the American Medical Joggers Organization General (AJOG).
Membership is made up of medical professionals and lay persons
who enjoy "jogging."
1969 - AJOG disbands and the American Medical Joggers
Association (AMJA) forms to primarily target medical and health
professionals. The goal of this revised organization is to
provide a forum for doctors to share cutting edge information
about running and sports medicine.
1995 -
AMJA, now the American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA),
joins with the American Running Association
as its professional division.
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800-776-2732