American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 24,000 members internationally.

Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)

The purpose of the Wilderness Medical Society is to encourage, foster, support, or conduct activities or programs concerned with life sciences that can improve the scientific knowledge of the membership and the general public in matters related to wilderness environments and human activities in these environments. The Society is an organization composed of qualified physicians, allied health specialists, and other qualified individuals that will concern themselves with matters related to wilderness medicine and the benefits, health, safety, and medical care of the individual in the wilderness.