Modern Use
A number of organizations and services use the rod of Asclepius as their logo, or part of their logo. These include:
- NHS ambulance services in England and Wales
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
- Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Response
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American College of Osteopathic Internists
- American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
- American Hippocratic Registry
- American Medical Student Association
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army (AMEDD)
- Australian Medical Association
- Australian Veterinary Association
- British Medical Association
- British Royal Army Medical Corps
- Canadian Association of Physician Assistants
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Forces Medical Service
- International Medical University, Malaysia
- Pakistan Army Medical Corps
- Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
- Malaysian Medical Council
- Medical Council of India
- MedicAlert
- Spanish National Council of Medical Student's Association (CEEM)
- Student Osteopathic Medical Association
- Star of Life, symbol of emergency medical services
- United States Navy Hospital Corps
- United States Air Force Medical Corps
- World Health Organization
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