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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINESMembership Types and General Requirements Active Membership is limited to surgeons who are Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) or its international equivalent and of good professional standing, who have a major interest and devote significant portions of their practice or research to endocrine surgery, who are certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) or its equivalent in Canada (FRCSC), Central America, Mexico and South America. Corresponding Membership is limited to surgeons with similar interests and qualifications with the equivalent of ABS certification and Fellowship in ACS in other countries. Allied Specialist Membership is limited to physicians with similar interests and qualifications with board certification in their respective field and to non-physician scientists, who have demonstrated interest and excellence in the field of endocrine surgery. Candidate Membership is limited to surgeons who have completed their surgical training and who are awaiting qualifications of Active members. Candidate membership is limited to a period of no more than three years following all continuous training to include residency and fellowship(s). A letter of sponsorship from an Active or Senior AAES member will be sufficient to be considered as a Candidate member. Candidate members are strongly urged to attend the annual meeting but need not have attended a prior meeting. To apply, please complete all sections of the online application, with the exception of the Literature Contributions (although if you have a publication, you are welcome to submit it), Endocrine Surgical Procedures, AAES Annual Attendance and FACS sections. Resident/Fellow Membership is limited to individuals who are currently training, either as surgical residents or fellows. Resident/Fellow membership is limited to the time that an individual is in a residency, research, or clinical fellowship training program. A letter of sponsorship from an Active or Senior AAES member will be sufficient to be considered as a Resident/Fellow member. Attendance at a prior meeting of the AAES is not required. Resident/Fellow members will become Candidate members upon completion of their training and upon request. To apply, please complete all sections of the online application, with the exception of the Literature Contributions (although if you have a publication, you are welcome to submit it), Endocrine Surgical Procedures, AAES Annual Attendance and FACS sections. AAES Annual Membership Fees To Apply for AAES Membership:
Please refer to the AAES Bylaws regarding specific requirements for Resident/Fellow and Candidate Membership. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed this cycle. Complete applications received by January 31, 2010 will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and by AAES Council, and the names of applicants recommended for election to membership will be voted upon at the AAES 2010 Annual Business Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Applicants thusly elected to membership will be presented with certificates of AAES membership at the 2011 AAES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX. All membership applications must be submitted using the online application. Please upload all required documentation at the time of the submission. In order to ensure that your application is complete prior to the deadline, any additional materials not included in the online submission (ie: letters of endorsement, sponsor letter, etc) must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2010 and mailed to: Peter Angelos, MD, PhD Questions? |
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