Ironman WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Medical Symposium OCTOBER 5-9, 2025

Now in it’s 35th year, The Ironman® World Championship Medical Symposium is a non-profit, accredited annual five-day Continuing Medical Education event for medical professionals with an interest in sports medicine and treating endurance athletes at all levels. The symposium is the only authorized Ironman®sanctioned sports medicine conference.

Accreditation (20 credits in live sessions + the option to earn 4 credits as volunteers in the Ironman® Medical tent)

The AAFP has reviewed 2025 Ironman® Medical Symposium and deemed it acceptable for up to 24.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 10/05/2025 to 10/11/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Who Should Attend?

The conference provides CME for physicians from the fields of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, PM&R and Orthopedics as well as Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Exercise Scientists and others who care for athletes and/or patients who engage in regular athletic activity.

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to present cutting-edge information in the areas of sports medicine, exercise science and common sports related injury and illness that family physicians can directly apply to the care of their active and athletic patients. At the conclusion of the course, participants will be invited to apply lessons learned to the care of athletes competing in the Ironman® World  Championships as volunteers in the Ironman® Medical tent. They will be allowed to volunteer for 4 hours in the tent under the direct supervision of the Ironman® Symposium Faculty. This 4-hour “mini-internship” allows the participant to see hands on application of the material learned in the course.

Symposium Management
This educational event is managed by Jennifer Holguin of HealthCon Solutions HealthCon Solutions manages all aspects of the symposium.

Symposium Chairman

Robert (Bob) Sallis, MD, FAAFP, FACSM is the Symposium Chairman and responsible for content and the selection of all faculty.

Dr. Sallis is a family medicine and sports medicine physician practicing as a Partner Emeritus Physician at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, California. He previously served as Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program. He is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at both the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Sallis received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy (where he played intercollegiate basketball) and his Medical Degree from Texas A&M University. He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, where he served as chief resident. 

Dr. Sallis is a Past-President of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and currently chairs the Advisory Board for the Exercise is Medicine™ Global Health Initiative, which he started as a joint initiative of ACSM and the American Medical Association. He was the founding editor-in-chief of the ACSM clinical journalCurrent Sports Medicine Reports and currently serves as section editor for that journal. He also served as chair of the Healthcare Sector for the National Physical Activity Plan and as spokesperson for Every Body Walk!, a national campaign sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, designed to get America walking.

Dr. Sallis served for many years as the head team physician at Pomona College, in Claremont, CA. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles Football Club (Major League Soccer – MLS) and the Lead Primary Care Team Physician for the Los Angeles Clippers. He also Chairs the Ironman Sports Medicine Conference in Kona, Hawaii. 

Dr. Sallis lectures and publishes extensively on sports medicine topics. He has been a spokesperson for ACSM and frequently provides his expertise and commentary on sports and health news and issues. Among his professional awards, he received the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the 2009 Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine (FMSI) and the 2011 Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine.