About AAME 

The Association of Aviation Medical Examiners is a registered educational charity. Its objectives are to advance, for the public benefit, education and research in aviation medicine and to publish the useful results of such research.

In furtherance of the above objectives, the Association arranges an Annual Scientific Meeting. The main purposes of the meeting are:

o   to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of research in the field of aviation medicine;

o   to provide a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of aviation medicine; and

o   to contribute to the continuing medical education of the members of the Association, in particular the requirements and physical standards for licensing of flight crew and other aviation related personnel as outlined in the Air Navigation Order.

The Association also maintains this website, where it publishes information on aviation medicine and health of interest to both health professionals and the general public.

Information of specific interest to members, including the minutes of meetings, is published on ‘members only’ pages on the website.

About AAME – Membership Benefits

The Association of Aviation Medical Examiners is a registered educational charity. Its objectives are to advance, for the public benefit, education and research in aviation medicine and to publish the useful results of such research. In furtherance of the above objectives, the Association arranges an Annual Scientific Meeting. 

Membership of AAME is open to medical and health professionals with an interest in aviation and space medicine. Whilst many of our members are practicing Aviation Medicals Examiners (AMEs) both in the UK and overseas, this is not a requirement and membership would be of value to those who are either interested or en-route to becoming an AME.

Benefits of membership include

·       Early registration and membership rates for our Annual Scientific Meeting

·       Access to our GMC-approved Appraisal and Suitable Person services

·       Networking and local AME peer support groups

·       Access to the membership section and discussion forum of the AAME website

·       Liaison with organisations relevant to AME practice

Suitable Person (SP) Service

Please note - access to the SP service is ONLY available to fully paid-up members of the AAME. 

The AAME established an Appraisal and SP service in 2010 to cater for those members who work solely as an AME and who do not have a prescribed connection to any other GMC designated body. Our GMC-approved Suitable Person is Dr. Bruce Alexander, who (similar to a Responsible Officer), will review your appraisals annually and make a revalidation recommendation to the GMC every 5 years.

Annual appraisals can be a carried out with one of our six appraisers, led by our Appraiser Lead, Dr. Peter Munro. Fees for the annual appraisal are paid directly to the appraiser.

Further details on appraisal and the SP service can be found within the Members Section of the AAME website.

If you are a fully paid up member of the AAME, and wish to access the members area, you will need to log on the AAME website. If you have not accessed the members area before, you may need to register by clicking on the following website link - http://aame.org.uk/membership-benefits/get-account/