Physician leaders in sport and exercise medicine

As physician colleagues we are excited about the 2024 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) annual meeting highlighted in this special issue of BJSM. As incoming president of AMSSM (Rebecca Myers, MD) and the 2024 AMSSM programme chair (Jennifer Malcolm, DO), it has been an honour to work with the AMSSM programme planning committee composed of diverse, engaged members and staff to present our vision for physician leaders and sports medicine education during our conference this year in Baltimore, Maryland (12–17 April 2024). As sports medicine physicians, we have the opportunity to serve as leaders in our communities, promoting safe sport and exercise practice, guiding policy change and fostering research, education and innovation. What is a leader? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a leader is ‘a person who guides on a way especially by going in advance or directs on a course or in a direction’....
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: BJSM Editorial Source Type: research