Welcome to the North American Metabolic Academy
About the SIMD
Established in 1978, SIMD aims to increase knowledge of and promote research into inborn errors of metabolism in humans and to stimulate interactions between clinicians and investigators in inborn errors of metabolism. The Society seeks to foster training and maintenance of a core of qualified investigators and practitioners in the field and to promote public understanding of inborn errors of metabolism. These objectives are achieved by facilitating communication and interaction among experienced clinicians and investigators and by advocating for patients and research through public policy forums.
Occurring annually in the fall, NAMA Foundations (formerly NAMA) has provided a forum for medical genetics and biochemical genetics trainees to expand their base of knowledge about the inborn errors of metabolism, their pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Taught by an internationally renowned faculty in an informal setting that promotes interaction with other trainees, participants learn approaches for understanding a patient’s disturbed metabolism and how that can be used for managing metabolic emergencies and chronic biochemical disease.
The rarity, uniqueness, and variability of genetic metabolic disorders make it a challenge to grasp all that is needed to diagnose and manage patients effectively. Moreover, the clinical training of medical geneticists has lagged behind the entry of affected patients into the health care system. To address the ongoing need for educational collaboration, the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) established the North American Metabolic Academy (NAMA) in 2007.
