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<h1 style="color: #bd94ff;">Welcome to the World Academy for Endurance Medicine</h1>
<h2>Advancing medical care, one race at a time.</h2>
<p>The World Academy for Endurance Medicine upskills the healthcare professionals who keep runners safe at World Athletics Label Road Races and mass-participation endurance events worldwide. Through hands-on training, expert-led education, and a growing global community of race medicine professionals, we help medical teams be ready for whatever race day brings.</p>

<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">What is the World Academy for Endurance Medicine?</h2>
<h4 class="MsoNormal">A global leader in endurance and race emergency medicine &mdash; built by experts, for experts.</h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">TFounded in 2022 as a joint venture between the World Athletics Health &amp; Science Department and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM), the Academy exists to safeguard the health and well-being of athletes and provide educational support to the medical road-running community.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Developed by experts from across the globe, the Academy gives healthcare professionals a unique opportunity to deliver quality medical leadership at mass-participation endurance events &mdash; introducing standardised medical concepts, procedures, and protocols in race medicine through eLearning, courses, and conferences.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>300+ mass-participation events </strong>have implemented the programme, reaching a cumulative audience of <strong>750+ medical staff and volunteers</strong>.</p>
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<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">Who is it for?</h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Academy supports a community of:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Race Medical Directors of World Athletics Label Road Races &mdash; certification required every three years, provided at no cost, as part of their continuing medical education.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Medical Directors, medical staff, and volunteers of mass-participation endurance races across running, cycling, triathlon, and more.</li>
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