Applying for Associate Membership
Please review the Society's membership classifications and be certain that you qualify
before proceeding.
Prior to applying for membership, you must fulfill the following requirements:
- Be practicing in your current geographic location for two or more years;
- Must have attended at least one AOSSM Annual Meeting in the past five (5) years.
- International Orthopaedic Surgeons practicing outside the United States or Canada who are
certified in orthopaedic surgery and members of their country's national Ortopaedic
Organization; Or Osteopaths not qualified to be Active members must be certified by the
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
To be considered, applicants need to provide demographic, practice and educational
information and document their involvement in sports medicine through:
- Service as team physician at any level of competition;
- Service to local, regional, national and international athletic competitions;
- Education of persons providing health care to athletes;
- Continuing medical education in sports medicine;
- Research and publication; or
- Submission and presentation of papers at sports medicine functions.
If you do not fulfill these requirements, please contact the AOSSM Membership Department.
Membership Application Materials
If you meet the criteria and would like to apply, you will need to proceed with the following:
- Complete the Associate Membership Application and forward it to the Society office. You may
submit the application electronically or by mail.
If you would like to submit your application electronically please follow the following
instructions: save the Associate Application to your computer, complete and email the
application to the AOSSM Membership Department.
The $150.00 application fee can be paid by check (payable to the AOSSM) or via credit card.
- Associate member applicants must be sponsored by two Active Members (Active Member roster) of
the Society, preferably from within your state or practice area. No more than one may be an
associate of yours. Please remember, the Active Member list does not include all members of
the Society, as only Active Members may sponsor applicants.
- Forward the Sponsorship Form to the two Active members of the Society who will serve as your
sponsor. Sponsors are asked to submit the Sponsor form and letter to the Society Office.
- Forward the Team Service Request Form to each team you are currently providing service for
verification of your involvement.
The applicant is responsible for contacting all references and sponsors. Your application is not
complete until the Society office has received your sponsor letters, completed team forms/letters,
completed application and application fee.
The application deadline is November 1st. ALL application materials, including references,
must be received in the Society office by that date.
If you have any additional questions concerning the membership applicantion process, contact
AOSSM Membership Department. |