Membership is open to all medical doctors (regardless of type of practice), post-graduate medical trainees (residents/fellows) and medical students, with an interest in Sport Medicine. The membership is currently not open to Allied Health.
The Advantages of Membership include the following:
To gain knowledge through the network of sport medicine physicians across Canada and around the world including research and continuing medical education.
To access current information in Sport Medicine.
To be recognized as having a special interest and/or expertise in the area of Sport Medicine.
To be able to sit the CASM Diploma in Sport Medicine and use the nominal Dip. Sport. Med.
A subscription to the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (and have direct access to full-text articles on-line directly from the CASM website) (independent subscription rate $295US) ( a subscription to the Clinical Journal is NOT included with the student membership fee )
To receive the CASM Newsletter (4 times per year)
To receive significantly reduced registration fees to all of CASM's continuing professional development opportunities including the Annual Meeting, Team Physician Courses, Roadshows, etc
Free access to Sportdiscus - the world's leading online sport medicine database. This includes free document delivery with unlimited use.
Free access to Infosport Med, an exclusive dedicated search engine for CASM members to obtain up to date sport medicine information online.
Signficantly reduced subscription rate to the World Federation of Sport Medicine ($7 for CASM Members, $50 for non-CASM members)
The opportunity to apply for CASM Research and Educational Fellowship Grants
To have the opportunity to be selected to the medical teams for national and international competitions and work with national sport federations.
Fees are as follows for the 2008 Membership Year:
Active Member - $295.00 , Post-graduate Medical Trainee (residents/Fellows) - $175.00, Students - $50.00
