The Aerospace Medical Association ( AsMA ) is the largest professional organization in the fields of aviation , space , and environmental medicine . The AsMA membership includes aerospace and hyperbaric medical specialists, scientists, flight nurses , physiologists , and researchers from all over the world.
5-686: The Aerospace Medical Association's mission is to raise awareness of health, safety, and performance of individuals working in aerospace-related field through application of scientific method. The AsMA was founded under the guidance of Louis H. Bauer , M.D., in 1929. Bauer was the first medical director of the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce which became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The original 29 " aeromedical examiners " started
10-521: The membership is international from over 70 countries. The AsMA produces many publications including: Louis H. Bauer Louis Hopewell Bauer (July 18, 1888 – February 2, 1964) was an American medical doctor who founded the Aerospace Medical Association in 1929. Bauer was the first medical director of the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce which became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He
15-652: The organization for the "dissemination of information, as it will enhance the accuracy of their specialized art...thereby affording a greater guarantee for the safety of the public and the pilot, alike; and to cooperate... in furthering the progress of aeronautics in the United States." Hubertus Strughold , the "Father of Space Medicine", co-founder of the Space Medicine Branch of the AsMA in 1950. The AsMA has more than 2,000 members, approximately 30% of
20-682: Was Commandant of the School of Aviation Medicine between 1919 and 1925. During 1926, he established a medical section in the Bureau of Air Commerce , Department of Commerce . On October 7, 1929, the Aero Medical Association of the United States was founded by Bauer. He also founded the Journal of Aviation Medicine , the predecessor of the present Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine journal . The first issue of this Journal
25-767: Was published in March, 1930. Bauer was the Journal's editor for 25 years. Bauer was President and Chairman of the American Medical Association and leader of the World Medical Association . He was married to Helena Meredith Bauer who was a social worker with the Massachusetts General Hospital . Together they had a son, Charles Theodore Bauer , who was born on March 3, 1919. He was Co-Founder and
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