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.
ASES Membership Guidelines
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/Associate 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 70 points and for Associate membership is 30 points. Corresponding and Affiliate applicants are asked to complete the shoulder & elbow CV, but do not need to calculate their scores. Candidate and Fellow applicants are not required to complete the shoulder & elbow CV at all.
-Attendance at ASES sponsored meetings such as Open Meeting/Specialty Day, ASES Annual Meeting (closed meeting), Residents Course, Fellows Day or Revision Course (3 points each)
-Any other ASES co-sponsored course (1 point)
-No Maximum Allowable Points
-Current/past committee participation on an ASES committee (10 points each)
-Applied to a committee but wasn’t selected (5 points each). Must include the year you applied. 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: 30
-Peer review articles – Shoulder/Elbow topics only
-Lead Author: 2 points each
-Senior Author: 2 points each
-Co-Author: 1 point each
-Maximum Allowable Points: 30
-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) – 2 points each
-Edited a book (Shoulder/Elbow topics only) – 5 points each
-Maximum Allowable Points: 10
-ASES CME Podium Presentations – 2 points
-Other CME Podium Presentations – 1 point (National) and .5 points (Regional/State/Local)
-Guest/Visiting professor at away institution – 3 points each
-No duplicate credit for presenting the same research at multiple meetings.
-Maximum Allowable Points: 20
-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. Jed Kuhn at j.kuhn@vumc.org
– Teaching, lecturing or lab instructorship positions – 1 point each
-Can only accumulated a maximum of 5 points from industry related positions vs 10 points for non-industry positions.
-Maximum Allowable Points: 10
-Leadership roles in other medical societies – 2 points each
-Head Team Physician – 2 points each
-Assistant Team Physician – 1 point each
-Maximum Allowable Points: 10
-Program/Fellowship Director (10 points)
-Associate Program/Fellowship Director (5 points)
-Substantial participation in education of residents or fellows (e.g. didactics, learners on your service for >6 months/yr and at least 2 days of each week) – 2 points each year
-Maximum Allowable Points: 10
-Full/Named Professor – 5 points
-Associate Professor – 3 points
-Assistant Professor – 1 point
-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
– Maximum Allowable Points: 15
-Attendance a Shoulder and Elbow Health Week Event – 1 point each
-Lead Host for a Shoulder and Elbow Health Week Event – 5 points each
-On hosting committee for a Shoulder and Elbow Health Week Event – 2 points each
-Maximum Allowable Points: 10
-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.