Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution This Black History Month, we honor the legacy of Dr. Vance H. Marchbanks, Jr. His historic contributions to aerospace medicine amid systemic racism exemplify the resilience of the Black community as a whole within the field. Born in 1905, Vance Marchbanks was afforded few opportunities as a person of color. Prior to his medical studies at Howard University in Washington, DC, he suffered racial discrimination as an undergraduate at the Uni

Hi AMSRO fam! We have two events this week. First up, on Thursday, February 23rd at 7 PM EST, we have AMSRO at Carolina hosting Dr. Stephan Moll of the UNC Division of Hematology. Dr. Moll assisted in prescribing a therapeutic regimen for the astronaut that had an active VTE while aboard the International Space Station in 2019. He will be presenting this patient case, providing details about his experience, and will share insight about the future of venous stasis studies in m

Submit your photo of when you felt closest to being in a space environment at http://bit.ly/3ldM2hv Prizes include an AMSRO t-shirt, patch and a year of free membership! ——— Not a photographer, but had amazing time at a conference or was on an expedition lately? Participate in a study or attend an aerospace medicine course? Do you have a topic that you are burning to share within the AMSRO community? Here is your opportunity to do so (and you should seize it)! Submit your art

Check out the new opportunity on the Diversity Tab! Get your applications in by March 1st! Go to: amsro.org/diversity