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 have completed a fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Trauma and/or Sports Medicine
- Must have a current practice with 1/3 of cases related to shoulder/elbow and must demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of shoulder and elbow surgery as described in your personal statement
- Applicant must be Board certified with ABOS/AOBOS/FRCSC or Board Eligible.
Nomination
Applicants must be sponsored by one current Active Members of ASES
Application Requirements
- ASES Application
- Personal Statement
- CV
- Photo
- One current Active Member ASES Sponsor
* Shoulder and Elbow CV not required
Application Process
Applicants may apply for Candidate Membership any time after the completion of their fellowship
ASES Fellow Members who are part of an ASES-recognized fellowship are automatically advanced to Candidate Members at the completion of their program with approval from their Fellowship Director. Those not approved for auto-advancement can still apply to advance through the standard application process.
Term Limits
- None
Membership Expectations
- Candidate members should attend 50% (or more) ASES Annual Meetings and ASES-organized courses over the past 3 years or 50% of Annual Meetings over the past 4 years
- Candidate members must review for the JSES Family of Journals.
- If not a reviewer, please contact the editor-in-chief of the journal Dr. Jed Kuhn at j.kuhn@vumc.org