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The National Professional STEM Masters Association NPSMAis the membership association for the PSM initiative. Itis a collaborative of Professional Science Masters PSM program directors faculty administrators industry representatives alumni and students that supports PSM initiatives and engages businesses industries nonprofit organizations governmental agencies and trade associations in the development of graduate programs and internship and job placement opportunities for PSM students and graduates. The NPSMA serves as the focal point for the collective interaction of the nations PSM programs with organizations that have a stake in graduate education in science mathematics and technology. The NPSMA initiates and encourages these exchanges by holding workshops and conferences sharing PSM policy developments and most importantly connecting the various constituents of the PSM.