Mission
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY, INC. IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY WHICH PREVENTS AND FIGHTS RESPIRATORY DISEASE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE AND ADVOCACY. THE MISSION OF ATS IS TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL INNOVATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESPIRATORY HEALTH THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST ARE AS FOLLOWS: PULMONOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, SLEEP MEDICINE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PEDIATRICS, ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.