"Act as a professional faculty in travel medicine, providing accreditation and re-accreditation in travel medicine;
Assist in the production of policy documents on travel medicine;
At as a reference body on travel medicine for the College;
Formulate a travel medicine section within Annual Scientific Meetings;
Develop curriculum guidelines for and assist in delivering training courses in travel medicine;
Network with other appropriate organisations in travel medicine;
Apply for grants and seek sponsorship for College programs relating to travel medicine;
Develop and referee publications in travel medicine on behalf of the College;
Maintain an internet site for the College on travel medicine;
Seek accreditation for travel medicine programs organised by the College with other professional accreditation agencies;
Recognize members who have made a significant contribution to travel medicine through the College Awards and Honours program."
Today the organization incorporates a Joint Faculty of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine reflecting the importance of this special interest. The Foundation Chairperson of the Faculty of Expedition and Expedition Medicine is Associate Professor Marc Shaw. It also incorporates an ACTM Special Interest Group, the Travel Health Advisory Group, which is a joint initiative between travel industry and travel medicine professionals that aims to promote healthy travel amongst travellers.
Membership
Applications for membership are evaluated on the basis of the applicant's academic and professional qualifications, experience and contributions to travel medicine or a related field, usually by way of publications, but other contributions are also considered. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and must affiliate with the ACTM. Applicants may also enter by passing an approved examination in travel medicine considered in relation to meeting the academic requirements. Fellows, Associate Fellows and Members of the FTM are entitled use the postnominal letters FFTM ACTM, AFFTM ACTM and MFTM ACTM, respectively. Honorary Fellows and Members of the College are entitled to use Hon. FFTM ACTM and Hon. MFTM ACTM, respectively. The various grades of people associated with the Sub-Faculty of Expedition Medicine qualify their postnominal letters with "", as in "FFTM ACTM" Notable Honorary Fellows of the organization include Emeritus Professor Robert Steffen. Notable Honorary Members of the Faculty include the South African Society of Travel Medicine. There is also a non-professional grade of Associate available to interested persons, which does not carry any entitlement to post-nominals. New members may receive their College and Faculty testamurs at a Convocation of the ACTM. The first Convocation was held in 1994 and Convocation XX was held in 2008. College and Faculty awards and honours are also presented at these Convocations, usually held during a Scientific Meeting of the College.
