Mission Statement
The mission of the International Academy of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine (further mentioned as The Academy) is to make manual/musculoskeletal medicine a scientifically and evidence based medical discipline.
Vision to strive for
The IAMMM envisions a future, where Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine (synonyms: Manual Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine) is a distinct medical discipline or additional medical competence for medical specialists, and wherein practice and teaching will be based on the current scientifically level.
The Academy should strive for a future where:
- All scientific evidence and developments within the field of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine and related (pre-)medical disciplines are integrated internationally.
- The approach to Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine practice is identical and/or comparable internationally.
- Non-university-based education programs of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine are according international standards
- A university-based master education program for Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
- The Academy is the ideal scientific infrastructure of the field of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine and provides an international forum of the highest caliber for presentation, debate and revue of scientific work and developments, scientific content of university-based education programs within Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Strategies to get there
In order to fulfil the mission and work towards the Vision, The Academy needs to define a set of strategies for:
- Establishing an international scientific platform for the field of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Continuously encouraging and facilitating the scientific approach of the Academy members, thereby developing the scientific platform based on new findings.
- Disseminating the platform through a common approach to practice and education
- Positioning and branding The Academy as the scientific infrastructure of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
Supporting our basic strategies, we need specific plans for:
- International member recruitment
- Committee work:
* Analysing and synthesising existing approaches in Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
*Formulating a common scientifically based platform for Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
*Formulating common guidelines for practice and education
- The encouragement and facilitating of scientific work
- Cooperation with European universities
- Cooperation with other international and national as well as other relevant organisations in the field of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Building awareness and scientific recognition of the work of The Academy
