Active International Membership

The CNS Active International Membership is open to licensed practicing neurosurgeons from outside of the US, Canada and Mexico.

For an annual dues of $575, Active International Members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Complimentary subscription to NEUROSURGERY®, as well as all supplements to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Complimentary subscription to Operative Neurosurgery, a supplement to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Complimentary subscription to Congress Quarterly, official CNS newsmagazine.
  • Complimentary subscription to Clinical Neurosurgery.
  • Discounts on SANS Lifelong Learning, CNS online self-assessment tool, as well as SANS: Spine, SANS: Pediatrics, SANS Competencies and SANS Neurotrauma.
  • Complimentary access to the University of Neurosurgery, featuring more than 40 online courses and webinars.
  • Opportunity to participate in the organization through volunteering on various CNS committees.
  • Reduced registration fee for CNS Annual Meeting.
  • Ability to manage your CME credit, member account and meeting participation via your online CNS Account.

Eligibility

An applicant for Active International Membership in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) must be a licensed physician whose practice is substantially limited to neurological surgery. Further, an applicant for Active International Membership must:

(A) Reside and practice neurosurgery outside North America (the United States, its territories, Canada and Mexico), AND

(B) Be a member of the local or regional Neurosurgical society.

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Applicants must submit for consideration a complete and signed Active International Membership Application, current Curriculum Vitae and two references from CNS Members. In place of the two references, applicants may choose to provide verification of current membership in their local or regional neurosurgical society. Upon approval by the CNS Executive Committee, new members will be required to remit a $25 application fee and their first-year’s dues of $575.

Please direct questions to:
Member Services Department
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
10 N. Martingale Road, Suite 190
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Phone: 847 240 2500
Fax: 847 240 0804
Toll Free: 877 517 1CNS
Email: membership@1cns.org

Maintain and improve your surgical decision making proficiency and with the CNS Self-Assessment in Neurosurgery. Members enjoy exclusive discounts on all SANS products.

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The University of Neurosurgery offers online courses and webinars as well as a host of educational resources!

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