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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) is a professional society of trauma and acute care surgeons, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA), founded February 18, 1983, is an international professional society for clinical anatomy, publisher with BACA of the journal Clinical Anatomy, holding annual meetings and body donation standards.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), founded 1969, is a 501(c)(3) professional association of 100,000+ acute and critical care nurses, administering CCRN and related certifications, publishing nursing journals, and setting Healthy Work Environment standards; distinct from the Colleges of Nursing AACN.
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), founded 1936 in Des Moines by ACP and AMA members, is the ABMS nonprofit board certifying internists and 20 subspecialties, with 10-year time-limited certificates and MOC via 10-year exam, LKA, or CMP.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is an American nonprofit founded in 1913 that funds cancer research and supports patients through advocacy, a 24/7 helpline, and lodging programs.
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), formerly American Electroencephalographic Society, founded 1946; US professional society setting clinical neurophysiology standards, guidelines, and the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology.
American College of Medical Genetics
The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), renamed the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics in 2012, is a US professional organization for medical genetics founded in 1991.
American College of Radiology
American College of Radiology (ACR), founded 1923, Reston, Virginia; professional society of 39,000+ radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists; known for accreditation, Appropriateness Criteria, and AI quality programs.
American College of Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), founded in 1934 as the American Rheumatism Association, is an Atlanta-based professional society of rheumatologists with more than 10,200 members in 2025.
American Dental Association
American Dental Association (ADA), US national dentists' professional association founded August 3, 1859 in Niagara Falls by 26 dentists; governed by a House of Delegates and Board of Trustees; accredits dental education via CODA and publishes JADA.
American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association (ADA), U.S. nonprofit founded 1940 in Arlington, Virginia; distinct from JDRF. Publishes the annually updated Standards of Care in Diabetes in Diabetes Care, funds research since 1952, and advocates on insulin affordability.
American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), founded 1897 in Bethesda, Maryland, is the oldest US gastroenterology society, with 16,000+ members, DDW as its annual meeting, five journals, and the AGA Institute research and education arm.
American goiter association. transactions of the american goiter association
Transactions of the American Goiter Association (Trans. Am. Goiter Assoc., ISSN 0096-7173), annual hard-cover proceedings of the American Goiter Association, published 1924-1957, later absorbed by Endocrinology and JCEM; society became the American Thyroid Association.
American Health Care Act of 2017
American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA, H.R. 1628), the House Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA; passed the House 217-213 on May 4, 2017, cut Medicaid $880 billion per CBO, projected 23-24 million more uninsured, and died in the Senate.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association (AHA), not to be confused with the American Hospital Association: US nonprofit founded June 10, 1924 in Chicago by six cardiologists; reorganized 1948; funds cardiovascular and stroke research, issues ACC/AHA guidelines, and runs CPR training.
American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award
The American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award is the AHA's highest scientific honor, created in 2003 and given yearly to about six members for sustained cardiovascular research.
American Journal of Hematology
American Journal of Hematology (Am J Hematol), monthly Wiley hematology journal founded 1976 by Ananda S. Prasad, edited by Carlo Brugnara since 2006; impact factor rose from 1.88 to over 10; known for Annual Clinical Updates series.
American Journal of Hypertension
The American Journal of Hypertension is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering hypertension, first published in 1988 and published by Oxford University Press since 2013.
American Journal of Sexuality Education
American Journal of Sexuality Education (AJSE), ISSN 1554-6128/1554-6136, is a Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed quarterly for sexuality educators, formerly the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy (1975–2001), AASECT-affiliated and hybrid open access.
American journal of surgery
The American Journal of Surgery (Am J Surg, ISSN 0002-9610) is a monthly Elsevier peer-reviewed general surgery journal founded April 1905, official journal of six surgical societies, Impact Factor 2.3.
American Medical Association
American Medical Association (AMA), founded 1847 by Nathan S. Davis, largest U.S. physician association with 200,000+ members. Owns CPT billing codes, convenes the RUC for Medicare payments, publishes JAMA, and sets policy through its House of Delegates.
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), founded 1969 in Chicago, is the US specialty society of over 2,500 foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, providing CME, research grants, journals, and advocacy.
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association (APA), founded 1844, is the US medical specialty society of psychiatrists and publisher of the DSM, with 40,000+ members in over 100 countries, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association (APHA), founded 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith in New York City, is a Washington, D.C.-based professional public health organization publishing the American Journal of Public Health and advocating federal health policy.
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), founded 1922 as American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago-based professional association of about 100,000 pathologists and laboratory professionals; runs the ASCP Board of Certification (625,000+ credentialed) and education, advocacy, and test utilization programs.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is a professional medical society of over 17,000 gastroenterologists, surgeons, and GI professionals. Founded in 1941, it publishes endoscopy guidelines and owns the journals GIE, VideoGIE, and iGIE.
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), formerly American Society for the Study of Sterility and American Fertility Society, is a US professional society founded 1944 in Chicago; it publishes Fertility and Sterility, sets IVF practice standards, and advocates for fertility care.
American Society of Echocardiography
American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), founded 1975 by Harvey Feigenbaum, Durham NC-based professional society for cardiovascular ultrasound; ~18,000 members, publishes JASE and CASE, sets echo guidelines, ImageGuideEcho registry.
American Society of Hematology
The American Society of Hematology, founded in 1958 in Atlantic City, is the world's largest hematology society, with over 18,000 members and the peer-reviewed Blood journals.
American Society of Nephrology
The American Society of Nephrology, founded in 1966, is a Washington, DC-based professional society with more than 20,000 kidney specialists and researchers in 138 countries.