ATS Membership Brochure

Welcome to the American Thoracic Society The AmericanThoracic Society (ATS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious medical societies in the world that serves professionals in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Its more than 16,000 members work in academic settings, hospitals, and private practice. They are MDs, PhDs, nurses, respiratory therapists and other allied health professionals who are at all stages of their career— from in-training or early career, to more seasoned professionals. Founded in 1905 to combat TB, the ATS has grown to address asthma, COPD, lung cancer, sepsis, acute respiratory distress, and sleep apnea among other diseases. ATS improves global health by advancing research, patient care, and public health in pulmonary disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders. The Society has members in more than 120 countries, one third of whom live and work outside the US. In its membership and mission, ATS is truly an international society. THE ATS MISSION: To improve health worldwide by advancing research, clinical care, and public health in respiratory disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders.