Benefit of membership

You can attend AFSM annual congress with special discount.
You can attend AFSM courses with special discount.
You can also be a member of FIMS.
     (International Federation of Sports     Medicine).
You can benefit from FIMS e-journal of sports medicine.
You will be aware of all sports medicine activities in Asia.
You can participate in traveling fellowship programs and
    get some experiences     in different continents.
You will be assisted for studying sports medicine in Asia.
You can be assisted to pass an arthroscopy fellowship program in Asia.
You will be assisted for short training courses in sports rehab centers of Asia.

Who can be a member?

We have 3 kinds of membership:

National/Regional Member
Individual Member
Associate Member
National/Regional Member

The Membership of the Federation shall be open to National/Regional Sports Medicine
Association of Asian countries/Asian region, which agree to the aims and objects of the
Federation and are willing to abide by the rules.

The Council of Delegates shall admit to membership, the National/Regional Associations
(not more than one from each country/region) that are recognized, as representing the
interests of Sports Medicine in each country/region.
Individual Member

The Executive Committee may admit for individual membership sports doctor, scientist
and researcher who have attended at least one of the Federation's Scientific Congresses
or its approved Course in sports medicine or sports sciences. The qualification of a
Member would be either a Medical Doctor, or having a recognized academic qualification in
Sports Sciences or Related Disciplines, from a recognized Institution at Post-graduate
level.
Associate Member


The Executive Committee may admit for Associate Membership, Paramedical personnel,
Physiotherapists, Allied Health care professionals, Coaches, Trainers, Sports organizers or
other persons of related fields of Sports Medicine.

How can you be a member?


National/Regional membership: Guidelines

The Applicant National/Regional Association must submit for consideration by
the Executive Committee, the following documents before the petition can be
presented to the Council of Delegates:


Application in writing signed by the President and the Secretary General of the
National/Regional Association.

Copy of the Statutes of the Association.

List of officers of the Association with their titles.

Total number of members in each category of membership.

Letter of recommendation attesting the fact that the applicant Association is
the representative Sports Medicine organization in that country/region from
one of he following bodies: National/Regional Medical Association,
National/Regional Olympic Committee.


"National association membership fee is $100 per year which should be
submitted to AFSM banking account or paid directly by cash during AFSM
annual congress. "


Individual and associate membership: Guidelines

There are two ways:
You can apply personally by sending the following documents:

Filled application form

Copy of your qualification documents

Payment of the annual subscription fee of US $30 per year or US $ 100 every
four years.You can apply through your National/ Regional sports medicine
association/federation.
   
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