Guide to Medical Specialty Organizations
Medical specialty organizations offer a wide range of resources, services, and member benefits. These vary for each organization, but most include annual meetings, networking opportunities, publications such as peer-reviewed journals and newsletters, continuing medical education (CME), job listings/search tools, and advocacy efforts. Membership levels and fees often depend on your level of training, but many resources, including publications, can be accessed by non-members.
| Organization | Publication Highlights |
|---|---|
| Allergy and Immunology | |
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) |
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| Anesthesiology | |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) |
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| Cardiology | |
| American College of Cardiology (ACC) |
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| Child Psychiatry | |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) |
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| Emergency Medicine | |
| American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) |
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| Family Medicine | |
| American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) |
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| Gastroenterology | |
| American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) |
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| General Surgery | |
| American College of Surgeons (ACS) |
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| Internal Medicine | |
| American College of Physicians (ACP) |
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| Neurology | |
| American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |
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| Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
| American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) |
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| Ophthalmology | |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) |
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| Orthopaedic Surgery | |
| American Academy/Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) |
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| Pathology | |
| American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) |
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| College of American Pathologists (CAP) |
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| Pediatrics | |
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
| American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) |
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| Psychiatry | |
| American Psychiatric Association (APA) |
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| Pulmonary Diseases | |
| American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) |
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| Radiology | |
| American College of Radiology (ACR) |
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| Association of University Radiologists (AUR) |
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| Urology | |
| American Urological Association (AUA) |
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