Eligibility:
- Must have completed a fellowship in Shoulder Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Trauma and/or Sports Medicine.
- Must be Board certified with ABOS/AOBOS/FRCSC
- Must have a current practice whose major focus is shoulder and/or elbow surgery as described in your personal statement.
- Must be 3-years since fellowship (i.e., finish fellowship July 2012; apply for ASES membership in 2015).
- Those applying directly to Associate must be at least 10 years out of fellowship.
Nomination
Applicants must be sponsored by two (2) current Active Members of ASES
Application Requirements
- ASES Application
- Personal Statement
- CV
- Shoulder & Elbow CV (no points required)
- Photo
- Two current Active Member ASES Sponsors
Application Process
Applicants may apply for Associate Membership any time during their 8-year term as a Candidate member (must also be 3 years out of fellowship). Non-members can also apply directly to Associate Status.
Term Limits
None
Membership Expectations
- Associate members should attend 50% (or more) of eligible ASES Annual Meetings and Specialty Day Meetings over each three (3) year period to maintain Associate membership.
- Associate members must be a reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
- If not a reviewer, please contact the editor-in-chief of the journal Dr. Jed Kuhn at j.kuhn@vumc.org
