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10 Reasons to Join AAHS
Today's health care professional is being pulled in many directions by a variety of external forces and organizations. Should you commit your valuable time and money to becoming a member of AAHS? We believe the answer is "Yes!" Here's why...
- Opportunities for you and your family to attend AAHS Annual Meetings at memorable locations across the United States and abroad
- A subscription to HAND, the official Journal of the AAHS
- Subscription to the Association’s Newsletter, Hand Surgery Quarterly, which keeps AAHS members up to date on the latest news in hand surgery and hand therapy
- Access to the highest quality education programs at reduced registration rates as well as reduced fees to all Association-sponsored products and services
- Access to research grant funds
- Opportunities to network, exchange ideas, and interact with the most well-respected professionals in hand surgery and hand therapy
- Opportunities to serve in leadership positions within the organization through the Board of Directors and Committees
- Access to the Members Only area of the AAHS website, which provides you with secure AAHS documentation, Membership alerts, access to HAND, and more
- Opportunities to help envision and influence the future of the profession
- Access to the Plastic Surgery Education Network (PSEN)
Membership Benefits
Research Grant
AAHS awards research grants each year up to $10,000 for members to pursue research in basic science and/or clinical areas pertinent to hand surgery education. AAHS holds regular high-quality educational symposia each year offering in-depth instruction by noted experts in hand surgery. Every third year, AAHS conducts a week-long conference following the meeting of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand usually in an adjacent country. This meeting fosters improved communication between hand surgeons, therapists, and scientists from around the world. Members enjoy a reduced registration fee for all educational activities and receive Continuing Medical Education Credits.
Annual Scientific Session
AAHS holds a four-day annual meeting every year in January/February. The meeting offers abstracted paper presentations, instructional courses, invited lectures, panels, hands-on workshops, poster presentations, and commercial exhibits. The meeting is held in a resort location with a variety of events for socializing and meeting professional colleagues and their spouses. Members enjoy a reduced registration fee for this event and receive Continuing Medical Education Credits.
Hand Surgery Quarterly Newsletter
Issued quarterly to all members free of charge, the AAHS newsletter is the Association's primary communication vehicle. It provides information on socioeconomic issues, Association activities, continuing education opportunities, members' activities and achievements, ideas and innovations in hand surgery/hand therapy, and CAQSH and Fellowship updates.
Roster/Affiliate Resource Network
Available online through the Members Only section, it offers at-your-fingertip access to the names, contact information and areas of expertise of Association members. This is a valuable resource.
Access to Plastic Surgery Education Network (PSEN)
Available to AAHS members, the Plastic Surgery Education Network delivers a vast collection of multimedia-centric learning activities that you can experience in a self-paced environment.
Membership Categories
Active Membership
Active membership is available to surgeons who are board certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, or their Canadian or Osteopathic equivalents.
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Affiliate Membership
Affiliate membership is available to individuals of the medical profession, basic science or allied services whose interests and contributions are related to the advancement of hand surgery and hand therapy.
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Candidate Membership
Candidate membership is available 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 program in the United States or Canada and whose interests and contributions are related to the advancement of hand surgery and hand therapy.
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International Membership
International membership is available to hand surgeons who reside and practice in countries other than the United States and Canada, who have achieved distinction in surgery in their own country, and who are members in good standing of their national surgical organization(s).
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