Member Since July 2019
Website: aasm.org
Patient resources: https://sleepeducation.org/
AASM Vision
Achieving optimal health through better sleep
AASM Mission
The AASM improves sleep health and promotes high quality, patient-centered care through advocacy, education, strategic research, and practice standards.
Diversity and Inclusion
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recognizes that the diversity of its community – including leadership, staff, members and volunteers – is a necessary component of the AASM’s mission to improve sleep health and promote high quality, patient-centered care for all people. We are devoted to maintaining an inclusive space by respecting, valuing and celebrating our unique attributes, backgrounds, and perspectives. To build a strong community, AASM strives to bring a wide-range of individuals together to ensure that all opinions, experiences, and viewpoints are considered. We welcome diversity as we work together to achieve optimal health through better sleep.
History
Established in 1975 as the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is the only professional society dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.
As the leading voice in the sleep field, the AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in sleep medicine health care, education, and research. The AASM has a combined membership of 10,000 accredited member sleep centers and individual members, including physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals.