Member Involvement Matters

Regardless of your interests, level of experience or professional role—ACC has an option for you to get involved. Whether you have a few minutes a month or few hours a week, you can shape the future of the College with your voice. Explore below to engage with ACC’s member benefits and involvement opportunities.

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  • Renew or Join Sections

    Pay your annual dues or join a Member Section in the renewal portal.

  • DocMatter

    Connect with your community, ask clinical questions and more in ACC's members-only collaboration portal.

  • Member Directory

    Search ACC members by name, location or clinical focus.

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Get Involved & Share Your Expertise

Help ACC build a vibrant, supportive community that shares knowledge to transform the future of cardiovascular care for all, advances patient care and builds the next generation of cardiovascular professionals. You can strengthen your network and the profession with your time and talent.

Explore the ways you can get involved and make an impact:

Cultivate Community, Mentors and Leaders

Start Your Engagement Journey

Build Your Leadership Experience

  • Join an ACC Member Section
    Explore ACC’s 23+ Member Sections and connect with peers that share your interest, specialty, career stage or professional role on projects that interest you—from advocacy to education. 
  • Engage With Your ACC Chapter
    Join a committee, host a section meeting, become a social media content creator or moderator, volunteer to meet a local legislator and much more. Reach out to your Chapter Governor or Executive and let them know how you want to participate or volunteer, and they will do their best to match you with your area(s) of interest. 
  • Contribute to ACC’s DocMatter Community
    Connect with peers, colleagues and mentors in ACC’s members-only collaboration portal. Ask questions, contribute your expertise and share your experiences. 
  • Become a Mentor
    Apply to become a mentor for our leadership development programs—including our Internal Medicine Cardiology Program.
  • Honor Your colleagues
    Nominate a colleague for one of ACC’s distinguished awards and recognize them for their work transforming cardiovascular care. Nominations open in June and close in September each year. 

Advance Quality Care Through Science and Education

Start Your Engagement Journey

Build Your Leadership Experience

  • Join a Clinical Member Section & Work Group
    Get involved with a Section to help write for one of ACC’s clinical topic collections, plan specialty-focused courses related to your area of expertise and work on submissions to ACC’s JACC Journals. 
  • Answer Clinical Questions in DocMatter
    When members submit clinical questions to DocMatter for help—you can be there to assist! Serve as a subject matter expert and provide guidance and mentorship on clinical cases.
  • Submit an NCDR Research Proposal
    Submit a proposal to undertake studies based on NCDR data and develop manuscripts suitable for peer-reviewed publication. 
  • Submit a Manuscript to JACC
    With 10 JACC Journals, there are a myriad of options to submit your paper your way. From JACC: Case Reports that serves as a forum for mentorship on the publication process to the flagship JACC Journal, you can advance the field by sharing your scientific insights.

Advocate For the Profession

Start Your Engagement Journey

  • Get Informed on Health Policy Principles
    Read about ACC Advocacy’s strategic priorities and stay current with the ACC Advocate newsletter.
  • Join ACC’s HeartPAC
    Join HeartPAC, the nonpartisan political voice of the College, and fuel the discussion of policy issues that impact the practice of cardiology and patient care.

Build Your Leadership Experience

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Member Benefits: Even More Ways to Find Value

ACC member benefits are working hard to support you in all you do.

Explore them all below: