Candidate Membership applications are processed on a quarterly basis, with submission deadlines on:
January 1 April 1 July 1 October 1
The Candidate Membership category is for physicians within three (3) years of completing an ACGME or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (“RCPSC”) accredited residency in orthopaedic, plastic or general surgery or an AOA (American Osteopathic Association) accredited osteopathic orthopaedic surgery residency; shall be engaged in an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited fellowship in hand surgery; or shall be within five (5) years of having completed an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited fellowship in hand surgery.
Candidate Membership in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand may be granted to any individual who meets the criteria set forth in the:
2011 ASSH Candidate Membership Applicant Qualifications
and who shares interest in and supports the purposes of the Society; abides by the ASSH Bylaws, the principles and ethics of the Society and other rules and regulations as the Society may adopt; and meets such additional criteria for each category of membership in the Society as the Council may from time to time establish.
2011 ASSH Candidate Membership Application Instructions
Save a copy of the fill-in form Word document of the
2011 ASSH Candidate Membership Application.
The 
2010 ASSH Candidate Membership Application is also available to download or print out - final inductions for 2010 will be in October 2010.
Questions regarding the ASSH Candidate Membership Application process? Contact Jeanne Bloesch - Senior Membership Coordinator at jbloesch@assh.org.