Note that the Membership Committee made some changes to the membership guidelines that will take effect when the next membership application cycle opens in November of 2025. Please contact the ASES office if you have any questions (info@ases-assn.org).
Eligibility:
- Must be a current Associate member of ASES
- Must be Board certified with ABOS/AOBOS/FRCSC
- Must have a current practice that is a minimum of 50% shoulder and/or elbow
- Must have attended 50% (or more) ASES Annual Meetings or ASES-organized courses over the past 3 years or 50% of Annual Meetings over the past 4 years.
- Must have completed at least 8 JSES Family of Journals reviews over the past 4 years or serve as JSES Associate Editor.
- Must have served on an ASES committee, taskforce or other organizations as ASES representative within the past 4 years.
- Must have a minimum of 70 points on their Shoulder & Elbow CV
Nomination
Applicants must be sponsored by two (2) current Active Members of ASES
Application Requirements
- ASES Application
- Personal Statement
- CV
- Shoulder & Elbow CV with scoring
- Photo
- Two (2) current Active Member ASES Sponsors
Application Process
Applicants may apply for Active Membership at any time once they achieve Associate status.
Term Limits
None
Membership Expectations
Active members are expected to continue attending meetings, reviewing for JSES and keeping up their overall participation with ASES as outlined in the above eligibility requirements
Unique Membership Benefits
- Active members are the only member category that with voting rights.
- You must be an Active member to serve on the ASES Executive Committee