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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

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.
- About AsMA – What is aerospace medicine?
- AsMA Aerospace Human Factors Association
- AsMA Aerospace Physiology Society
- AsMA Space Medicine Association
- AsMA Space Surgery Association
- Other AsMA Constituent and Affiliate Organisations.
- AsMA ‘For Students and Residents’
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.
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 many of these are being offered for free. 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). Also see: https://www.bcm.edu/academic-centers/space-medicine/translational-research-institute/space-health-resources/launching-your-space-health-career.
European Space Agency (ESA) Topical Teams: The purpose of the ESA Topical Teams is to support scientists in establishing forums grouped around selected topics. The Announcement of Opportunity for proposing Topical Team is currently on-hold and will be re-open shortly (check the tab “research opportunities”).
Human Spaceflight Special Interest Group – Johns Hopkins CGPO. There is an archive of free recordings from the Johns Hopkins Group space symposia/mini-symposia: https://cgpo.jhu.edu/human-spaceflight-special-interest-group-2/.
NASA Human Research Roadmap
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Space Medicine and Life Sciences Project Group (also see the YouTube playlist for a series of videos on health in space).
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 the Space Health Risks Research Group blog articles and learn about the Space Health and Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium.
University of Colorado Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
Womxn in Aerospace Medicine – a community for female-identifying aerospace medicine practitioners, researchers, and their allies. Linktree page. YouTube channel.

Aero/Space Industry Associations

The Analog Astronaut Community: This is a community by analog astronauts, for analog astronauts. Be part of our growing network. This is your community, where you will have direct access to the world’s analog astronauts. Build relationships, collaborate, discuss research and future missions together.
The Association of Commercial Space Professionals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to systematically reducing threats to space industry startups and leading industry advancements.
Association of Spaceflight Professionals
Australian Space Agency https://www.industry.gov.au/strategies-for-the-future/australian-space-agency
Australian Space Awards (annual awards for excellence)
The Australian Space Diversity Alliance: Our purpose is to transform and expand the participation of diverse and minoritised groups in space, fostering a thriving and innovative space community that reflects our nation’s capabilities.
Australian Youth Aerospace Association
Aviation/Aerospace Australia
- Women in Aviation/Aerospace
The Human Space Program and the Space Education Summit
The International Astronautical Federation
- The IAF Digital Library: (access fees apply unless part of a member organisation).
- IAF Young Professionals Newsletter – December 2020
International Institute for Astronautical Sciences: The International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) produces future scientists, engineers, operations professionals, and educators of the international space community by providing immersive educational experiences that produce peer-reviewed scientific publications, mature space technologies, and educate and inspire the next generation of space professionals.
International Space University
Mars Society Australia (also see our blog posting)
Mission: AstroAccess is a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space exploration by paving the way for disabled astronauts in STEM by launching disabled scientists, veterans, students, athletes, and artists on parabolic flights with the Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G), as the first step in a progression toward flying a diverse range of people to space. These “AstroAccess Ambassadors” experience weightlessness and carry out lunar gravity, Martian gravity, and zero gravity observations and experiments investigating how the physical environment aboard space vessels should be modified so that all astronauts and explorers, regardless of disability on Earth, can live, work, and thrive in space. AstroAccess Ambassadors not only participate in a parabolic flight but also use their platform to act as public advocates for global disability access in STEM. This project is part of the SciAccess Initiative, an international organization dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in STEM.
Moon Village Association
National Space Society of Australia Ltd
The Secure World Foundation (SWF) is gearing up to support the next generation of space leaders through the Dr. Michael Simpson Scholarship Fund, an initiative previously known as the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Scholarship Program.
Sierra Space: Astronaut training in the orbital age.
Space Association of Australia
Space-H Space Health Accelerator (annual program): The human spaceflight sector is growing rapidly, with commercial space companies poised to be the primary driver of human spaceflight activity by 2040 and NASA’s focus on space exploration taking on a new dimension. Under the Artemis program, NASA is focused on returning humans to the Moon and establishing sustainable lunar operations as a foundation for future deep space missions. These missions present new challenges and a new opportunity to expand the field of players working to solve the health and performance risks in human spaceflight. Starburst Aerospace (Starburst), NASA’s Human Research Program (NASA HRP), the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), and Microsoft Federal (Microsoft) have come together to support entrepreneurs working to advance biological and medical capabilities that have to potential to minimise the health and performance risks in human spaceflight.
Space Industry Association of Australia
SpaceKind: With over 500 alumni, you will be joining a growing movement of people passionate about emotional intelligence and mindful leadership in the Space Industry. SpaceKind has a presence in every major company and organization. From here on out, at every conference you will find a powerful ally in SpaceKind solidarity.
Victorian Space and Defence Network (VDSN): VDSN is a newly formed industry network that showcases Victorian industry and demonstrates that Victoria is delivering highly relevant capabilities and contributing significant capacity to the supply chains of both Defence and Space domains.

Disaster and Emergency Medicine Organisations

EMPA (Emergency Media and Public Affairs). Australasia’s Disaster and Emergency Communications Hub. EMPA is dedicated to building an international community of practice of emergency communicators and researchers, and promoting excellence in emergency communication. We are committed to learning lessons from each event, creating change, integrating efforts, looking after each other, and working with the communities we serve. (Offers a free webinar series.)
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.