Membership Information & Application Procedure
The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), founded in 1989, is a professional medical society that facilitates communication worldwide between individuals pursuing clinical and research excellence in skull base surgery. The purposes of the Society include the following:
- To promote the public welfare through the advancement of skull base surgery and related sciences.
- To disseminate information about the anatomy physiology and clinical management of diseases involving the skull base.
- To promote education and basic and clinical research relating to diseases of the skull base.
- To promote mutual fellowship and cooperation among various scientific disciplines and organizations.
- To support, coordinate, and enhance efforts to generate scientific information useful to specialists in the care of diseases of the skull base.
Membership is based on an interest in skull base surgery and related sciences. Individuals with backgrounds in neurosurgery, otolaryngology-head & neck surgery, radiology, neuroradiology, otology, neurotology, plastic & reconstructive surgery, and others interested in skull base diseases are welcomed to apply.
Membership Benefits
Scientific Journal
Members will receive the official journal of the society, Skull Base Surgery, a quarterly publication that contains peer reviewed original articles, review articles, and position papers. It will also present news and information on an international scope to keep members aware of recent and upcoming events, activities, and evolving developments in skull base surgery.
Continuing Medical Education
Members will receive listings of continuing medical educational opportunities in skull base surgery, as well as scientific courses sponsored by NASBS and will receive reduced registration fees for national scientific meetings.
Petrous Pulse
Members will receive copies of Petrous Pulse, the official newsletter of the Society. The newsletter includes a report from the Society President, information updates on the Society, announcements and information upcoming events, and other news as appropriate.
Membership Directory
An annual directory of the membership will be provided.
NASBS Website Access
Members will have access to Member-Only discussion areas on the Society's website.
Memberships
Individual memberships are available for all physicians, scientists, and other health care personnel involved in skull base surgery.
- Active Member: Shall have earned a doctorate degree (MD, PhD or the equivalent). Shall have been engaged in practice for three or more years with special clinical experience and proficiency in a field related to skull base surgery. Shall have maintained the highest ethical and moral standards. Shall have been proposed by two voting members of the Society.
- Candidate Member: Shall be a participant of good standing in any board-approved residency or fellowship program as documented by a statement from the program director of the training program or board-eligible or certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, with evidence of active membership in regional and national specialty societies, but with less than three years of practice. Shall be recommended by two voting members. Shall undergo a review for election to active membership three years following approval of his or her candidate membership. Shall pay no dues if a resident or fellow in a training program. Candidate members who have completed their residency or fellowship shall pay full dues.
- International Member: Shall possess a doctorate degree (MD, PhD or equivalent). Shall have satisfied standards in the individual's native country which establish him or her as a fully qualified individual in his or her specialty of interest. Shall have engaged in practice for three or more years with special clinical experience and proficiency in a field related to skull base surgery and maintained the highest ethical and moral standards. Shall have been proposed by two voting members of the Society.
- Affiliate Member: Shall have obtained an academic degree other than a doctorate degree (MD, PhD or equivalent). Shall possess a special interest, experience or proficiency in research, testing or treatment in areas related to the skull base. Shall be proposed by two voting members (or one voting and one affiliate member) of the Society.
All memberships are based on the calendar year of January 1 through December 31. Annual dues for active, international, and candidate (except for residents or fellows in training programs) members is $275.00 per year. A one time processing fee of $100.00 must be included with the application for membership.
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