Affiliate Membership

The CNS Affiliate Membership is open to individuals who are Allied Healthcare Professionals involved in neurosurgically related patient care, teaching or research.

For an annual dues of $151, Affiliate Members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Reduced subscription rates to NEUROSURGERY®, as well as all supplements to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Reduced subscription rates to Operative Neurosurgery, a supplement to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Reduced subscription rates to Congress Quarterly, official CNS newsmagazine.
  • Reduced subscription rates 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.
  • Reduced registration fee for CNS Annual Meeting.
  • 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.
  • Ability to manage your member account and meeting participation via your online CNS Account.

Eligibility

An applicant for Affiliate Membership in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) must be an Allied Healthcare Professional (nurse, physician assistant, etc) involved in neurosurgically related patient care, teaching or research.

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Applicants must submit for consideration a complete and signed Affiliate Membership Application and one reference from a CNS member. 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 $151.

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

Stay abreast of the latest scientific advances as well as changes in the socio-political environment with the CNS world-class publicationsNEUROSURGERY®, our leading peer-reviewed journal and Congress Quarterly, the CNS Newsmagazine. Affiliate members receive discounted rates.

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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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