The organization's mission is to establish and promote fitness and exercise guidelines, and to guide health care policy relating to wellness, physical activities, and sporting events; and a collegial environment in which physicians and other healthcare professionals can expand their content knowledge and enhance their clinical skills in primary care sports medicine.

In 2014, the american osteopathic academy of sports medicine had 746 members, 287 members who paid dues and 459 student members who did not pay dues. The annual clinical conference was held in march in tampa, florida, and 305 registered for the conference. The academy also participated as a cme provider at the american osteopathic association's omed conference in october 2014 in seattle, washington. The academy is also an active contributor to the clinical journal of sports medicine and acsm team physician position statements. the american osteopathic academy of sports medicine provides leadership for its members in the development of sports medicine residency training standards and its continuing medical education programs. The society, with a consortium of international sports medicine societies, publishes a peer-reviewed journal, "clinical journal of sports medicine," bi-monthly.