Your SVS: First 2018 SVS Membership Application is March 1

Feb 26, 2018 Re-posted from the February 2018 issue of Vascular Specialist

To improve access, efficiency and service to existing and future SVS members, the Society is now reviewing and approving membership applications quarterly, instead of yearly.

The first deadline for 2018 is March 1. Applicants should learn by mid to late April if they are accepted for membership, in time to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting at the discounted member rate. Please note that registration fees are assigned based on the current membership status at registration. An adjustment can be made post-approval.

Why join? Simple: membership benefits include professional prestige, legislative advocacy, research opportunities and information, practice tools and resources, discounted registration for educational programs, free publications and networking. Active members are enrolled in the "Find A Specialist" referral program used by prospective patients. Become part of the largest professional vascular association dedicated to advancing the specialty.

Categories include active, international, associate and affiliate. (A new section within the affiliate category was created late in 2017 for physician assistants.) Be part of the SVS vascular team. Learn more at vsweb.org/JoinSVS and apply today.

The SVS is also the management home for the Society for Vascular Nursing, which welcomes nurses and nurse practitioners in the vascular setting. Visit svnnet.org.

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