Membership
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Some key features of membership
- Meetings and Conferences
- Journal Club
- Hand Surgery Journal Access
- Newsletters
- Recordings of Meetings
Active Member
- FRACS or equivalent
- Registered Specialist Surgeon in Australia
- Has undergone training in hand surgery
- At least 2 years post-Fellowship surgical experience, including hand surgery
- Summary of hand surgery experience (eg. PFET or 12mth log book – hand surgery cases only)
- Presentation at a Scientific meeting as a Provisional Member or first year as an Active Member
- The applicant sends their CV and PFET/Fellowship documents or logbook with a photo (head & shoulders) to the proposer to review and forward with the proposer’s and seconder’s letters to the AHSS
- Proposer and Seconder to be Active Members of the AHSS
Provisional Member
- FRACS or equivalent
- Registered and a Specialist Surgeon in Australia (Plastic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, or General Surgeon)
- Trained during Fellowship or intending to train post-Fellowship in the field of hand surgery
- Proposer and Seconder, both of whom must be members of the AHSS
- Provisional Membership to expire naturally after 2 years or with one year extensions under exceptional circumstances where further training in hand surgery could be undertaken
- Application for Active membership be made during the 2 year period of Provisional Membership