Please complete this application form to apply for Fellow 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 with an actual signature. Please download the direct debit, complete it and sign it then post it to the BSSH, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. The direct debit form can be downloaded here.
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two sponsorship letters from two current Fellows, (formerly known as Full Members), 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.
RULES OF MEMBERSHIP
Fellows shall be individuals practising in the British Isles who are registered medical practitioners of consultant or equivalent status, or who are Associate Specialist or Specialist Grade doctors; and who have given evidence of satisfactory scientific and practical attainments in hand surgery.
RIGHTS
- Voting right
- Right to attend Annual General Meetings and other General Meeting
- Eligible to stand for election to the Council and for all offices of the Society
ELECTION OF MEMBERS
Candidates for Fellow membership shall be sponsored by two current 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 Fellow 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 Fellow membership of the BSSH and continue with your application.