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<h1 style="color: #bd94ff;">Welcome to the World Academy for Endurance Medicine</h1>
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The World Academy for Endurance Medicine objective is to upskill healthcare professionals overseeing medical support at World Athletics Label Road Races and other mass-participation endurance events through education and training around the world.

<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">What is the World Academy for Endurance Medicine?</h2>
 The World Academy for Endurance Medicine aims to be a global leader in endurance and race emergency medicine.
It was created in 2022 as a joint venture between the World Athletics Health &amp; Science Department and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM), its missions are to safeguard the health and well-being of athletes and to provide educational support to the medical road-running community.
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Developed by experts from the field around the globe, the World Academy for Endurance Medicine offers a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to deliver quality medical leadership at mass-participation endurance events by introducing them to standardised medical concepts, procedures, and protocols in race medicine. Education is provided through eLearning, courses and conferences.
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The program has been implemented by more than 200 mass-participation endurance events and has reached a cumulative audience of more than 500 medical staff and volunteers.
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<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">Who is it for?</h2>
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The Academy supports a community of:&nbsp;
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<li style="list-style-type: disc;">Race Medical Directors of World Athletics Label Road Races&nbsp;&ndash; certification is required every three years, provided at no cost, as part of their continuing medical education.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: disc;">Medical Directors, medical staff, and volunteers of mass-participation endurance races, spanning various sports such as running, cycling, triathlon...<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> &ndash; through enrolment in our <a href="https://worldathletics.org/waendurancemedicine/about/membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">membership program</a>.</li>
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<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">Join us!</h2>
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Join the ever-growing global <a href="https://worldathletics.org/waendurancemedicine/about/membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">membership</a> of the World Academy for Endurance Medicine and be part of a community dedicated to advancing standards in endurance medicine.
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