Support

Endorsements & Support

National medical societies, NIH-funded research centers, and leading academic institutions have voiced their support for the development of Exercise Medicine Diagnostics and Therapeutics (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 our patient’s health by setting competencies in exercise medicine and mastery in physical fitness testing and monitoring for physicians.”

— M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF — President

North American Society of Pediatric Exercise Medicine

Professional Society

“We firmly believe that the EMD&T fellowship will profoundly benefit child health by setting competencies in exercise medicine, mastery in physical fitness testing, and monitoring for physicians.”

— Shannon Siegel, PhD — NASPEM President

Clinical Translational Science Award Hubs

9 NIH-funded Research Hubs

“The goal of the proposed EMD&T to provide physicians with competency and mastery in exercise medicine for clinical applications synergizes with CTSA Hub efforts to increase the availability of clinicians with robust skills to contribute to clinical and translational research.”

— Principal Investigators of 9 CTSA Hubs

Research Network

9 CTSA Hub Principal Investigators

NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub leaders signed a letter of support (March 2024) describing the EMD&T advanced training program 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 Catalyst

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 Patient Information

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 Psychiatric Association

Loneliness, Physical Fitness, & Health

American College of Rheumatology

Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis

ACCP

CPET Courses & Training

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