Members 2,000+ Founded 1989 | Area served North America | |
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Location 30100 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 210, Pepper Pike, OH, OH 44124, USA Key people Dr. Wulf H. Utian, Founder and former Executive DirectorDr. JoAnn Pinkerton, Executive Director, Carolyn Develen, Chief Operating Officer Profiles | ||
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), founded in 1989, is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization with the mission of promoting the health and quality of life of women during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause and healthy aging. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, NAMS has more than 2,000 members from 51 countries, with 88% of its members from North America.Its membership includes experts from many disciplines such as medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, pharmacy, and education.
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The north american menopause society
History
The North American Menopause Society was founded in 1989 by Dr. Wulf Utian, the Arthur H. Bill Professor Emeritus of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and one of the three original Founders of the International Menopause Society. Dr. Utian served as the Executive Director of NAMS from its inception until 2009. In October 2015, Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton assumed the role of NAMS Executive Director.
NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner Program
The North American Menopause Society has developed an opportunity for licensed healthcare providers to demonstrate their expertise by passing a competency exam and becoming credentialed as a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner or NCMP. NAMS provides a listing of NCMP-credentialed clinicians on its public website.