Become a Member
Candidate Membership
Description
Candidate membership shall be limited to surgeons or other individuals of the medical profession, basic sciences or allied services who are either in training or within three (3) years of completion of training in an accredited training program in the United States or Canada and whose interests and contributions are related to the advancement of Hand Surgery.Candidate membership is limited to three (3) years following the completion of training at which time candidate members must convert to Active or Affiliate membership.
Candidate members may not vote at general business meetings of the Association and may not hold office, but may serve on committees and may exercise voting privileges concerning committee business.
Instructions
- Complete the application form and attach the following:
- Application fee of $25.00 USD. Checks should be made payable to AAHS.
- Passport size photograph.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation; one from an active member and one from Chief of Service..
- Copy of Curriculum Vitae, which should include publications and presentations.
- Copy of current board certification, if applicable.
- Only complete applications will be accepted.
- Failure to follow these guidelines exactly will cause your application to be returned in order to obtain compliance, and may delay approval of your application.
- Applications are reviewed twice annually. Deadlines for submissions are May 1st and November 1st.
American Association for Hand Surgery
20 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60602
Application
Download the Candidate Membership Application in PDF format.
