Please complete this application form to apply for Affiliate Membership of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Applicants will need to upload the following documents within this application form:
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a copy of your curriculum vitae (maximum length – 2 pages)
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a direct debit form. Please download the direct debit, complete it, sign it and then post it to the BSSH, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. The direct debit can be downloaded here.
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two letters of sponsorship from two current Fellows of the BSSH.
If you do not yet have two letters of sponsorship, please leave this section of the form blank when submitting. Please ensure you log back in to the form to upload your letters within 6 months of your application. If we do not receive your sponsorship letters after 6 months, your application will be deleted from the system.
Membership rules
Affiliate Members shall be practitioners of allied non‑medical disciplines who have a particular interest in hand surgery, including but not limited to Hand Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians’ Associates, Artists, Scientists and Statisticians.
Your membership will include a subscription to the Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
RIGHTS
- No voting right
- Right to attend Annual General Meetings and other General Meetings
- Not eligible to stand for election to the Council or other offices of the Society
ELECTION
Candidates for Affiliate Membership shall be sponsored by two Fellows of the Society. Their names are considered by the BSSH Secretariat, Honorary Secretary and the BSSH Council. The names of those who meet the criteria for the category shall be submitted to a General Meeting for election by the membership.
A vote, with a two-thirds majority of the Voting Members present (in person or virtually) at a quorate General Meeting is required to approve a new members.
For any queries on the application process, please contact the BSSH Secretariat at secretariat@bssh.ac.uk.
Please select below to confirm you are applying for Affiliate Membership of the BSSH and continue with your application.