American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

What American Medical Society for Sports Medicine does

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is a nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1991 by five family physicians who each invested $7,000 of personal savings to create a dedicated forum for primary care, non-surgical sports medicine physicians. Headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, AMSSM serves licensed MD/DO physicians board certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with demonstrated sports medicine involvement, as well as orthopedic surgeons, radiologists, and other specialists via an Affiliate tier. The society operates a tiered membership model — Active/Associate/Affiliate ($400/year), International ($255), Fellowship ($255, with Össur Americas funding the first 176 annually), Resident ($170), and Student ($35 one-time) — anchored by student (MSIG), resident (SMRC), and fellowship (SMFC) councils that create a lifetime career-stage pipeline.

AMSSM's core offerings span three journals (Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine as official journal, plus British Journal of Sports Medicine and Sports Health), an Annual Meeting attracting 1,000+ physicians, stand-alone Sports Ultrasound and Advanced Team Physician courses, the registered FAMSSM designation (created 2019), a Find-a-Doc patient referral directory, the AMSSM Collaborate online community, and a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) enabling multi-site studies. Educational products include 35+ Sports US Online Didactics, a Free ECG Training Module, Testing Center & Review, Sports Medcasts podcasts, weekly digests, and an extensive position statement library covering concussion, cardiovascular screening, and mental health. Distribution is direct via amssm.org and in-person at the Annual Meeting, with the Sports Med Today consumer-facing sub-brand extending reach to athletes, coaches, and parents.

Revenue derives from recurring membership dues, conference and event fees, optional print journal subscriptions, store merchandise, and AMSSM Foundation grants/donations. Strategic partners include NCAA (joint Research Award), ACSM (joint Clinical Research Grant), FIFA (ECG interpretation summits), IOC, NATA, NFHS, Special Olympics, BJSM, CJSM, FIMS, and international sports medicine societies supporting the Traveling Fellowship Program. The society is governed by an elected Board of Directors and an Executive Director (Jim Griffith) with approximately 13 staff; it has no parent company, no venture backing, and no documented M&A activity.

Name

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Legal name

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Website

https://amssm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AMSSM is a nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1991, serving 2,000+ primary care non-surgical sports medicine physicians worldwide through tiered memberships, annual conferences, three journal partnerships, the FAMSSM designation, and a Collaborative Research Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

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PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Sports medicine membership
• Medical professional society
• Continuing medical education
• Physician professional development
• Sports medicine research

Headquarters

HQ city

Leawood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from multiple categories including Active/Associate/Affiliate ($400), International ($255), Fellowship ($255), Resident ($170), and Student ($35 one-time). These provide recurring subscription-based revenue.
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue from annual meetings, conferences, and educational courses including reduced registration fees for members and fees for non-member attendance.
3. Journal Subscriptions: Optional print subscription to Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine available for $100/year (or $97/year for some categories) in addition to included online access.
4. Store and Merchandise: Revenue from AMSSM store selling merchandise and educational materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AMSSM is a professional medical society that delivers tiered membership, continuing medical education, an annual meeting and specialty conferences, peer-reviewed journal access, clinical position statements, a collaborative research network, and member tools (Find-a-Doc directory, AMSSM Collaborate community, Career Center, digital resource library) to primary care non-surgical sports medicine physicians. Revenue comes from membership dues, conference fees, journal subscriptions, foundation donations, and corporate sponsorships supporting scholarships and grants.

Product overview

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is a professional medical society, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of membership-based services including journal access, conferences, educational resources, and member tools. The core member services include the Find-a-Doc physician directory, AMSSM Collaborate online community platform, and Sports Med Today consumer resource. Educational products include AMSSM Sports Medcasts podcasts, Free ECG Training Module, Testing Center & Review, Digital Resource Library, Sports US Online Didactics, Fellowship Programs, Position Statements/Publications, Foundation Awards/Scholarships, and the Collaborative Research Network (CRN). The society does not offer AI-powered products or developer APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 2,000 member physicians
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Galen SocietysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Galen Society Medical Student Scholarship Fund makes possible the Galen Society Medical Student Scholarship Awards, providing $500 cash awards and complimentary Annual Meeting registration to three medical students annually.
• NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of SportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCAA supports the AMSSM NCAA Research Award presented at the Annual Meeting for research addressing health and safety of college athletes. The award includes $500 and a plaque for the recipient.
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint AMSSM-ACSM Clinical Research Grant program supporting sports medicine research. Multiple collaborative efforts including AMSSM-ACSM pre-conference workshops at Annual Meetings and joint position statement development.
• FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIFA and AMSSM collaboration on ECG interpretation in athletes, including 2nd Summit on ECG Interpretation held in 2015 with worldwide sports cardiology experts. Joint development of screening guidelines.
• International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sports medicine federation collaboration for AMSSM International Traveling Fellowship Program enabling exchanges with sports medicine physicians from various countries.
• National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on consensus statements and advocacy efforts. NATA received AMSSM President's Award in 2013 for Eve Becker-Doyle, CAE.
• British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing AMSSM members with online access to British Journal of Sports Medicine. AMSSM produces themed issues of BJSM annually with guest editors from membership.
• Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (CJSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCJSM is the official journal of AMSSM. Members receive online access; optional print subscription available for additional fee. Journal publishes AMSSM position statements.
• Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary ApproachsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-disciplinary journal partnership providing member access to Sports Health journal as part of membership benefits.
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMSSM leadership invited as speakers at IOC Advanced Team Physician Course in Corsica (2011). Collaboration on athlete health and safety initiatives.
• National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint guidance developed for assessing cardiac issues in high school student-athletes with COVID-19 infection (2020). Collaboration on athlete safety protocols.
• Special OlympicssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMSSM member served as Medical Director for 2015 Special Olympics World Games. Collaboration on care for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
• Various International Sports Medicine SocietiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMSSM International Traveling Fellowship Program includes exchanges with Japan, UK, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Scandinavia, and New Zealand sports medicine societies, hosting International Visiting Fellows annually.
• Wilderness Medical SocietysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on thematic journal issue publication combining sports medicine and wilderness medicine expertise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): ACSM is the largest multi-disciplinary sports medicine and exercise science organization in the US, serving a broader membership of physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals. AMSSM and ACSM operate a joint research grant program and collaborate on pre-conference workshops, making ACSM the closest direct peer despite ACSM's wider scope.
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM): AOSSM serves orthopedic surgeons specializing in sports medicine — the surgical counterpart to AMSSM's primary care non-surgical niche. Both organizations serve physicians treating athletes, frequently collaborate on research and position statements, and compete for the same patient referral audiences via their physician directories.
• National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA): NATA represents athletic trainers and is the allied-health peer most directly overlapping with AMSSM on collaborative consensus statements, team physician/trainer care models, and athlete safety advocacy. NATA's Executive Director received AMSSM's President's Award, signaling close inter-organizational ties.
• International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS): FIMS is the global umbrella federation for national sports medicine societies and is AMSSM's international counterpart, operating the international traveling fellowship exchanges. They collaborate on athlete health initiatives and share overlapping physician membership worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): AAFP is a large general medical society that includes many primary care sports medicine physicians as members. It is the broader parent specialty for a large portion of AMSSM's active membership and competes for CME engagement and advocacy attention from the same primary care physician audience.
• American Medical Association (AMA): The AMA is the largest US physician membership organization, providing broad CME, advocacy, and credentialing services. AMSSM members typically also hold AMA membership, making it an umbrella incumbent rather than direct competitor, but it competes for dues dollars and physician attention.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): AAP is the specialty society for pediatricians, one of the five primary board certifications eligible for AMSSM Active membership. AAP provides CME and advocacy for pediatric sports medicine interests and competes for engagement from the pediatrician segment of AMSSM's potential membership.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): ACP is the largest US internal medicine specialty society, serving another of the five primary boards feeding AMSSM membership. ACP provides internal medicine CME and subspecialty programming that partially overlaps with AMSSM's sports medicine-specific offerings.
• Physiatry / AAPM&R (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation): AAPM&R serves PM&R physicians, the fifth primary board eligible for AMSSM Active membership. Many sports medicine physicians are dually affiliated, and AAPM&R provides broader rehabilitation-focused CME that partially overlaps with AMSSM's sports ultrasound and musculoskeletal content.

Emerging players

• BMJ / British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM): BJSM is AMSSM's journal partner and a leading international sports medicine publication. AMSSM members receive BJSM access and co-produce themed issues, making BJSM both a content provider and a complementary authority that competes for editorial attention and member mindshare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheAMSSM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClt-t3cujegNDUApfXyGX5w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups?gid=4489007&trk=hb_side_g
• Facebookfacebook.com/theamssm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles29 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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