Eligibility

Physicians holding the M.D. or D.O. degrees, or their international equivalents, who identify themselves as surgeons are eligible for membership.

Categories

Regular: Regular membership is open to all surgeons. Regular members may vote and may hold office.

Resident: Resident membership is open to surgical interns, residents or fellows in training. Residents may vote and hold office.

Student: Student membership is open to all individuals in medical school with a career interest in surgery. Student members may not vote or hold office.

Emeritus: Emeritus membership is open to retired surgeons and is granted by the AWS Council. Emeritus members may not vote or hold office.

Associate: Associate membership is open to any individual supportive of the mission of the Association. Associate members may not vote or hold office.

Lifetime: Lifetime membership is open to regular members only, with a one time membership fee charge. All benefits of a regular member apply.

New Surgeon: Reduced membership is available to new surgeons (former Members-in-training) for their first two years out of residency or fellowship training. New Surgeon members may vote and hold office.

Institutional: Membership is available per institution. Each membership includes an unlimited number of individual memberships, allowing all of the residents in a residency program to be AWS members. It also allows for advertising on the website for faculty positions and all other AWS member benefits. Institutional members may vote and hold office.

Applications

All applicants for membership shall complete and sign the appropriate form of application provided by AWS and submit it with any required dues payment. Click here for an individual membership application, an institutional membership application, find out more about the benefits of membership or contact AWS for more information.

Membership in this organization is continuous with payment of all dues and assessments. Membership will be on an anniversary basis and may be renewed annually.