[1] The founding members of SPUMS were Carl Edmonds, Bob Thomas, Douglas Walker, Ian Unsworth, and Cedric Deal and they were joined by approximately 20 others as "charter members".
[1] The first Diplomas by examination were awarded to Chris Acott, Gavin Dawson, and John Knight in 1975.
[1] In 1971, a newsletter was published by Dr. Carl Edmonds and distributed to diving medical professionals.
[3] This newsletter grew to become the Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society in 1975.
SPUMS also publishes many policies to assist clinicians and diving professionals.