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ASSOCIATIONS
American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
The mission of the American Association for Hand Surgery shall be to foster and to promote the highest quality of hand
care through the development and sponsorship of educational programs related to the hand and the upper extremity, through
communications with health care professionals and the public, and through the endowment of research.
American Medical Association
The AMA's envisioned future is to be an essential part of the professional life of every physician and
an essential force for progress in improving the nation's health.
American Medical Students Association
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), with a half-century history of medical student activism, is
the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States.
American Orthopaedic Association
At the core of The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) lie the solid and consistent ideals of its mission:
"To identify, develop, engage and recognize leadership to further the art and science of orthopaedics".
American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine
Orthopaedic medicine is a specialty devoted to the evaluation, diagnosis and non-operative treatment of painful
musculoskeletal diseases. Diagnostic modalities include a comprehensive history, a detailed and specific physical
examination, radiologic evaluations and local anesthetic blocks. Therapeutic modalities encompass manipulations,
corticosteroid or proliferant injections with and without fluoroscopic guidance, therapeutic exercise and use of
pharmaceutical, nutriceutical, herbal and/or homeopathic based treatment.
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
"Promoting excellence in the science of rehabilitation medicine through interdisciplinary collaboration and cooperation in research."
American Academy for Orthotists and ProsthetistsThe American Academy
of Orthotists and Prosthetists is dedicated to promoting professionalism and advancing the standards of patient care through education,
literature, research, advocacy and collaboration.
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