International Assembly

The AASM International Assembly is an online community that gives sleep medicine professionals an opportunity to network and learn from colleagues around the world. Members who reside outside the U.S. are automatically enrolled in the assembly.

Mandate: Act as a liaison between the AASM and physicians, sleep technologists, other members of the sleep team, sleep centers, and sleep societies/associations that are outside of the United States.

Goals for 2025/2026

  1. Maintain a welcoming community on the Engage platform.
  2. Promote international awareness of the AASM and its practice standards.
  3. Identify and support initiatives that will fully integrate international members within the AASM.

To access the International Assembly online community:

  • Log in to your AASM account at engage.aasm.org.
  • Make sure your information is up to date, since you will be automatically added to our available assemblies based on data from your member account.
  • Select “My Communities” from the left-side menu of your member account.
  • Once in the community, click on “Communities” in the main navigation and then select “My Communities” to locate your assembly group(s)
  • Start participating in conversations or connecting with other members.

Members who reside in the U.S. can join the assembly by request. Send your request to assemblies@aasm.org.

Read below for information about the International Members Ambassador program, Global Practice of Sleep Medicine submissions to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, translation requests, and more.

The International Members Ambassador Program (IMAP) is a part of the AASM International Assembly. The ambassadors will update the International Assembly by posting regularly in the online group.

Locations

Ambassadors are identified as the liaison for each continent and sub-region. This includes Africa, Asia, Central and South America/Caribbean, Europe, North America, and Oceania.

At least one ambassador will represent each continent and sub-region, with some large regions requiring two or more ambassadors. See the table below for a regional breakdown.

Africa Asia Central and
South America
and the
Caribbean		 Europe Northern America Oceania
  • Northern Africa
  • Eastern Africa
  • Middle Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Central Asia
  • Eastern Asia
  • Southeastern Asia
  • Southern Asia
  • Western Asia
  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • South America
  • Eastern Europe
  • Northern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Western Europe
  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • Antarctica
  • Australia & New Zealand
  • Melanesia
  • Micronesia
  • Polynesia

Qualifications

The ambassador should:

  • Actively work in the field of sleep medicine
  • Be an active member of the AASM in good standing
  • Reside in or be very familiar with the ambassador region

Responsibilities

It is the role of the ambassador to be the liaison for those locally and the AASM with the intent to help advance the field of sleep medicine in local and regional territories. Service as an ambassador is a one-year appointment with a maximum of a three-year consecutive term. Responsibilities may include:

  • Serve as a point of contact for those needing guidance in the field of sleep medicine locally. The ambassador should be able to direct individuals to available AASM resources and/or assist the AASM in determining translation needs of AASM resources.
  • Act as a point of contact between local, national or regional sleep societies and the AASM to help foster relationships and collaboration.
  • Assist in finding a speaker for presentations on behalf of the AASM to local, national, or regional sleep conferences.
  • Help answer questions that have been sent to a general ambassador program email.
  • Assist with questions regarding AASM standards of practice.
  • Stay current with all active AASM clinical practice guidelines, practice parameters, clinical guidelines and best practice papers.
  • At a minimum, participate in one AASM educational course/session/event (on-site, livestream or on-demand) annually.
  • Ambassadors will be evaluated on a routine basis to ensure ongoing success.

Application Process

Members interested in applying to be an international ambassador are asked to submit the following materials to assemblies@aasm.org:

  • A current CV
  • A statement of interest indicating why you are suited to be an AASM International Ambassador
  • A letter of support from a sleep medicine mentor or colleague

Note that other documentation may be required on a case-by-case basis.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. It is distributed to nearly 11,000 AASM members and journal subscribers, who have access to all new and archived articles.

Submissions

Several types of manuscripts are accepted for publication in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, including submissions to the Global Practice of Sleep Medicine section.

The Global Practice of Sleep Medicine section introduces readers to the worldwide scope and practice of sleep medicine. It is hoped that by sharing information about sleep medicine structure and practice in countries around the world, commonalities and barriers are better identified, paving the way for global collaboration.

Access submission guidelines for the Global Practice of Sleep Medicine section of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

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