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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world’s leading professional society of multidisciplinary medical professionals who treat people with cancer. ASCO members, from the United States and abroad, set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the effort to develop more effective treatments for cancer, increase the focus on and funding for clinical and translational research, and ultimately, to find cures for the many different cancers that affect people every year.
ASCO membership comprises clinical oncologists from all oncology disciplines and subspecialties, including medical oncology. Members also include physicians and health care professionals participating in approved oncology training programs, oncology nurses, and other health care practitioners with a predominant professional interest in oncology. Members are selectable by member type and specialty for $10/M extra. Be sure to inquire about ASCO’s Annual Meeting Attendee List.
Note: The selection “Designation” does not list all selects. Please call for more details.
ASCO Member Types:
Active: Available to experienced licensed physicians or other health professionals of any nation who devote a majority of their professional activity to cancer patient care and/or research or education in the biology, diagnosis, prevention or treatment of human cancer.
Active-Junior: Available to physicians during the first three years after completion of an approved oncology subspecialty training program and who qualify for Active membership.
Associate: Available to health professionals having an MD, DO, PhD, PharmD or other doctoral degree, who are participating in a subspecialty training program in oncology or another field that would lead to eligibility for Active or Active-Allied membership.
Active-Allied: Available to health professionals at the doctoral level (e.g., epidemiologists, biostatisticians, public health specialists, nurses, other scientists, etc.) or individuals with equivalent academic ranks who are not eligible for Active membership and who have a predominant interest in the biology, diagnosis, prevention or treatment of human cancer (e.g., radiologists, pathologists, nuclear medicine physicians, pharmacologists, researchers, etc.).
Affiliate: Available to oncology nurses, physician assistants, and other health specialists who devote a majority of their professional activity to the care and treatment of patients with cancer. Membership shall be limited to those paramedical personnel who function as integral members of a team of oncologists responsible for the care of such patients or who engage in the conduct of clinical trials. Also available to individuals who hold leadership positions or have taken a distinguished leadership role in a nationally or internationally recognized not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to cancer patient advocacy or survivorship.
Emeritus: Available to Active, Active-Allied, International Corresponding and Affiliate members who are 65 years or older OR retired. Also available to Active, Active-Allied, International Corresponding and Affiliate members who are permanently disabled.
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