The first second and third editions of clinical aviation medicine were published in 1982 1990 and 2000 respectively during these 21 2 decades many physicians civil and military in the practice of aviation medicine or in teaching and administering aviation medicine programs have conveyed to me how useful the book was to them. Aviation medicine is a medical specialty which combines aspects of preventive occupational environmental and clinical medicine with the physiology and psychology of man in flight it is concerned with the health and safety of those who fly both crew and passengers as well as the selection and performance of those who hold aviation licenses. Clinical aviation medicine by russell b rayman june 1 2006 professional publishing group edition textbook binding in english 4th edition. The 5th edition of clinical aviation medicine was released in may of 2013 and the series has been renamed rayman s clinical aviation medicine to reflect the lifetime achievement of editor and lead author russell b rayman md mph davmed colonel ret usaf dr rayman and seven expert flight surgeons and aeromedical physicians have produced a one of a kind invaluable daily resource