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The resources below include links to websites relating to medicine in austere and extreme environments and the diverse fields of endeavour that this covers. We are happy to receive contributions, and to add additional categories of resources. Please contact us to contribute.

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Aerospace Medicine Organisations

The Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine: ASAM offers TWO annual student scholarships: https://www.asam.org.au/asam-awards-prizes-grants.
Aeromedical Society of Australasia
- ASA offers a very generous professional development scholarship available annually: https://www.aeromedsocaustralasia.org/News/Scholarship.aspx.
Aerospace Medical Association
- AsMA and its constituent organisations offer a number of scholarships, especially for students and residents: https://www.asma.org/about-asma/careers/scholarships.
- AsMA Aerospace Human Factors Association
- AsMA Aerospace Physiology Society
- AsMA Space Medicine Association
- AsMA Space Surgery Association
- Other AsMA Constituent and Affiliate Organisations.
Aviation/Aerospace Australia: www.aviationaerospace.org.au. A/AA has a special interest group for women in aerospace and the NextGenNetwork, and offers regular webinars and seminars. At present these are being offered free due to the pandemic. Check the website for upcoming events and for membership information.

Space Medicine and Space Health

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Center for Space Medicine and Translational Research Institute (TRISH)
Human Spaceflight Special Interest Group – Johns Hopkins CGPO
NASA Human Research Roadmap
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Space Medicine and Life Sciences Project Group (also see the January 2021 Newsletter for further information).
University of Colorado Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
Womxn in Aerospace Medicine – a community for female-identifying aerospace medicine practitioners, researchers, and their allies.

Disaster and Emergency Medicine Organisations

WADEM (World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine)
- WADEM has a number of geographically-based Chapters and several Special Interest Groups, including one for students.
- WADEM also offers some scholarships for students to attend its biennial conference.
UCL (University College London) Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, Space Health Risks Research Group. The Space Health Risks Research Group is a multidisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners who are investigating how the mitigation of risks to health in space can contribute to promoting good health and well-being in remote environments on Earth. Click on the links to read our Space Health Risks Research Group blog articles and our recent Space Health and Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium.

Scientific Associations

Australian Academy of Science
CSIRO space activities

Aero/Space Industry Associations

Australian Space Agency https://www.industry.gov.au/strategies-for-the-future/australian-space-agency
Australian Youth Aerospace Association
Aviation/Aerospace Australia
- Women in Aviation/Aerospace
The International Astronautical Federation
- The IAF Digital Library: (access fees apply unless part of a member organisation).
- IAF Young Professionals Newsletter – December 2020
International Space University
Mars Society Australia (also see our blog posting)
Moon Village Association
National Space Society of Australia Ltd
Space Association of Australia
Space Industry Association of Australia

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Space4Health initiative (includes links to May 2020 webinars)
Access to Space for All Initiative (includes links to apply for research participation opportunities)