The Association serves the public interest by the following means:
- provides a forum to facilitate the interchange of scientific knowledge in medical tourism,
- facilitates and encourages communications among the research community, tourism professionals, and other research, regulatory, and educational groups, the communications media and the general public by educating public and private agencies on the usefulness of research in medical tourism and tourism stakeholders’ outcomes assessment,
- acts as a resource in forming public policy relevant to the tourism economics, and related issues of public concern
- promotes the science of medical tourism by providing services as may be appropriate to advance tourism development and outcomes research and educational activities,
- provides recognition of individual achievement in the field of medical tourism and outcomes research,
- fosters career growth and the development of individuals involved in tourism and outcomes research and application of this research.
We aim to offer creative and novel projects, conferences and publishing activities, and we want to evolve constantly as we seek out and foster emergent developments. We offer a platform for the exchange and interaction of ideas, research and points of view and our challenge is to promote medical tourism, by bringing people together from differing countries.