The Advancement Tools below are designed to help Candidate and Associate members determine if they are prepared to advance within ASES and if not, assist them with ways to work towards Active membership. This is especially important for Candidate members who are limited to a 5 year term.
Shoulder & Elbow CV Score
One of the major Advancement Tools that the Membership Committee uses to determine whether or not an applicant is ready to advance to Active membership is their shoulder and elbow CV score. Using the point scales below and the Sample Shoulder & Elbow CV you can calculate your current score to see where you stand. The minimum shoulder and elbow CV score for Active membership is 60 points. All other member types are asked to complete the Shoulder & Elbow CV, but are not required to include the scoring.
- Attendance at ASES Open Meeting/Specialty Day (during the AAOS Annual Meeting) or ASES Annual Meeting (3 points each)
- Any other ASES co-sponsored course in North America, such as the Biennial Course or an OLC shoulder or elbow course (1 point)
- No Maximum Allowable Points
- Current participation in an ASES committee (10 points)
- Application to a committee 5 points each year (maximum applications of 2 for a total of 10 points)
- Current participation in a committee/taskforce or national medical society (eg. ABOS, AAOS, AOSSM, AANA or others) 2 points each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 10
- Peer review articles Initiated During Training (Before/During Fellowship) – Shoulder/Elbow topics only
- Lead Author: 1 point each
- Senior Author: 1 point each
- Co-Author: .5 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 10
- Peer Review Articles from own work (After Fellowship) – – Shoulder/Elbow topics only
- Lead Author: 2 points each
- Senior Author: 2 points each
- Co-Author: 1 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 20
- Case reports – Shoulder/Elbow topics only
- 1 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- ASES/AAOS sponsored event: 1 point each
- Other shoulder and elbow related podcasts: 0.5 points each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- Chapters – Shoulder/Elbow topics only
- .5 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- Podium/Scientific Presentations at CME events (not industry events) 0.5 point each
- Guest/Visiting professor at away institution (1 point each)
- Please Note: Grand Round presentations or other lectures at home institution do not count
- Maximum Allowable Points: 10
- Completed reviews for the JSES
- 1 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 15
If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for JSES please contact Dr. William Mallon at bam1729bam@gmail.com.
- Current leadership roles other than committee chair/member activity (e.g. teaching, lecturing, lab instructorship, ASC or medical society leadership etc.)
- 1 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 10
- Leadership roles on a regional level (e.g. local, state or regional committees)(2 points each)
- Please Note: (Asst.) team physician will count as leadership on a regional level, for college or professional teams (1 point each)
- No Maximum Allowable Points
- Program/Fellowship Director (10 points)
- Associate Program/Fellowship Director (5 points)
- Maximum Allowable Points: 10
- Participation in education of residents or fellows (eg didactics, learners on your service for >6 months/yr)
- 1 point each year
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- NOLC attendee – 2 points each
- Councilor for the BOC or the BOS – 2 points each
- Advocacy committee member for national, state or specialty society – 2 points each
- Phone tree participant for year end push for PAC contributions – 2 points each
- Established “critical relationship” with a legislator specifically as a point person for the ASES – 1 point each
- Expert testimony to legislative healthcare committees- 2 points each
- Attend a congressional event – 1 point each
- Attend a state legislator event – 1 point each
- Host congressional event – 2 points each
- Host a state legislator event – 2 points each
- Attendance and/or participation at a Shoulder and Elbow Health Week Event – 1 point each
- No Maximum allowable points
- Attendance and/or participation at a Shoulder and Elbow Health Week Event – 1 point each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- Participation in ASES Leadership Program – 5 points
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5
- Participation as a Mentor – 3 points each
- Maximum Allowable Points: 15 points
- Participation – 5 points
- Maximum Allowable Points: 5 points
- 5 points for each of last 5 years
- Maximum allowable points: 25 points
ASES Mentorship Program
Each summer, ASES Staff sends out a call for volunteers to members to determine who would like to participate in the ASES Mentorship Program. This gives Candidate members the ability to find a mentor that can not only help them advance within ASES but also help them advance their career in general. If you have questions about the ASES Mentorship Program please contact us at info@ases-assn.org.
Additional Advancement Tools and Tips
Attributes that would be helpful for consideration, include but are not limited to: traveling fellowships, awards related to shoulder and elbow surgery, fellowship director, residency director, department chair, shoulder and elbow expert in underrepresented area.
