Resident Information

The CNS Resident Membership is open to Residents in North American Neurosurgical Residency programs approved by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery.

Resident membership is provided completely complimentary through educational grants. Please note: Residents in Canadian and Mexican programs must submit a one-time $25 application fee.

• 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.
• Access to valuable education opportunities including CNS Fellowship Awards and the 3-D Surgical Anatomy Course for Senior Residents.
• 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.
• Complimentary housing at the Annual Meeting on a first come, first served basis.
• Access to neurosurgical opportunities through the online Job Placement Service.

Eligibility

To become a Resident Member, you must:

• Be a resident in good standing in a neurological training program in North America approved by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery; in a fellowship immediately following completion of a neurological surgery-training program. (Residency must have been completed at an accredited program within North America.)
• Provide a signed letter from the applicable program or fellowship director that the applicant is a resident or fellow in good standing.
• Residents in Canadian and Mexican programs must submit a $25 application fee (payment must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to:
  
  Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  Member Services Department
  10 North Martingale Road, Suite 190
  Schaumburg, IL 60173 USA
  Phone: 847 240 2500
  Toll Free: 877 517 1CNS
  Fax: 847 240 0804

Apply Today

Applicants must submit for consideration a complete and signed Resident Membership Application and verification of their residency status. Upon approval by the CNS Resident Committee, Resident Membership will be activated.

• Apply online today!
• Download an Resident Membership Application

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons gratefully acknowledges
Codman & DePuy Spine for providing an educational grant in support of the
CNS Resident Member journal subscriptions.