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Editorial
Physician leaders in sport and exercise medicine
  1. Jennifer Malcolm1,
  2. Rebecca Myers2
  1. 1 McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
  2. 2 Longs Peak Family Practice and Sports Medicine, Longmont, Colorado, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jennifer Malcolm, McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA; jenniferkmalcolm{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-108013

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    As physician colleagues we are excited about the 2024 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) annual meeting highlighted in this special issue of BJSM. As incoming president of AMSSM (Rebecca Myers, MD) and the 2024 AMSSM programme chair (Jennifer Malcolm, DO), it has been an honour to work with the AMSSM programme planning committee composed of diverse, engaged members and staff to present our vision for physician leaders and sports medicine education during our conference this year in Baltimore, Maryland (12–17 April 2024). As sports medicine physicians, we have the opportunity to serve as leaders in our communities, promoting safe sport and exercise practice, guiding policy change and fostering research, education and innovation.

    What is a leader?

    According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a leader is ‘a person who guides on a way especially by going in advance or directs on a course or in a direction’. Synonyms include ‘a guide, conductor, chief, commander, or captain’.

    As sports medicine physicians, we make up a cohort of accomplished and motivated leaders. Physician leadership may include helping others on an individual, team, community or societal level. We are also tasked with building and advancing the sport and exercise medicine specialty. Collectively, we can harness resources and skills to lead teams and solve …

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    • Contributors Both authors contributed equally in the submission of this editorial.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.