Support

Endorsements & Support

National medical societies, NIH-funded research centers, and leading academic institutions have voiced their support for EMD&T as a recognized medical subspecialty.

Letters of Support

National Organizational Endorsements

American Thoracic Society

National Medical Society

We firmly believe that the EMD&T fellowship will profoundly benefit patient health.

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF — President

North American Society of Pediatric Exercise Medicine

Professional Society

The EMD&T fellowship will profoundly benefit child health by setting competencies in exercise medicine.

Shannon Siegel, PhD — NASPEM President

Clinical Translational Science Award Hubs

12 NIH-funded Research Centers

EMD&T synergizes with CTSA Hub efforts to increase clinicians with robust skills for clinical and translational research.

12 CTSA Hub Principal Investigators

Research Network

12 CTSA Hub Principal Investigators

NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub leaders have endorsed EMD&T fellowship training as synergistic with their missions to advance clinical and translational research.

UC Irvine
UT Southwestern
University of Minnesota
University of Utah
Duke University
University of Colorado
Northwestern University
University of Florida
Harvard University
Oregon Health Sciences University
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois, Chicago
Aligned Organizations

National Organizations With Exercise Programs

Major medical and scientific organizations are already running exercise-related programs — demonstrating the field's readiness for a formalized subspecialty.

American Heart Association

Physical Activity Recommendations

American Thoracic Society

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Statement

ACSM

Exercise is Medicine Initiative

American Association for Cancer Research

Diet & Exercise for Cancer Prevention

American Academy of PM&R

Exercise in Elderly & Rehabilitation

American Psychological Association

Loneliness, Physical Fitness, & Health

American College of Rheumatology

Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis

ACCP

CPET Courses & Training

Join the Movement

Add your institution or your voice to the growing support for exercise medicine as a recognized clinical subspecialty.