ACC International Membership
 ACC
membership brings recognition and exclusive benefits and services.
We invite you to become part of the world’s oldest and most distinguished
association of cardiovascular professionals.
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Requirements
Benefits
of Membership
Member
Dues
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to become a Fellow, Associate Fellow or International Associate Member
Today!
International
Fellow or Associate Fellow (pdf)
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an International Associate (pdf), or apply
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Membership
Requirements
Requirements
for Fellows
Applicants are
required to:
- Have completed
cardiovascular training
- Be established
and recognized in their communities as outstanding consultants
or scientists
- Demonstrate
that 75% of current practice is related to cardiovascular medicine
- Have a current
medical license in the country where they practice
- Present two
letters of sponsorship*
Additional requirements
include one or more of the following:
- Local board
certification
OR
- A leadership
Position in the hospital or institution
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Requirements
for Associate Fellows
Applicants are
required to:
- Have completed
cardiovascular training and be in the early stage of their careers
- Demonstrate
that 75% of current practice is related to cardiovascular medicine
- Have a current
medical license in the country where they practice
- Present two
letters of sponsorship*
Additional requirements include one or more of the following:
- Local board
certification
OR
- A leadership
position in the
hospital or institution
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Requirements
for International Associate Member
Applicants are
required to:
- Have completed
five years of medical training, including 24 months of formal
cardiology training
- Be established
in practice or academia for a minimum of 6 months
- Demonstrate
that 50% of current practice is related to cardiovascular medicine
- Present one
letter of sponsorship from any Fellow, Associate Fellow, or Member
of the American College of Cardiology.
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Questions
about the applications process or membership requirements? Please see
our Frequently Asked Questions.
Member
Benefits
Fellow
and Associate Fellow Benefits
Representation
ACC relies upon its volunteer members to accomplish its mission and support
its goals. Fellows of the American College of Cardiology can be nominated
to serve on any of the college’s committees.
Information
- Free subscription
to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
- Free subscription
to ACC's Current Journal Review, a bi-monthly journal, that
provides reviews and abstracts of current clinical cardiovascular literature
from medical and cardiology journals
- Cardiosource,
an on-line database that combines 15 cardiology journals including Journal
of the American College of Cardiology, ACC Current Journal Review, The
American Journal of Cardiology, and The Lancet with "live"
information tools, allowing you to have 24-hour access to your own "library."
- Free subscription
to Cardiology, the College's monthly magazine
- ACC Membership
Directory (electronic)
- ACC Standards and
Guidelines
Education
- Reduced registration
rates to the College’s Annual Scientific Session
- Reduced pre-registration
rates on ACC Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses.
- Discounts on ACC
Educational Products.
- Award opportunities
- www.acc.org
, a primary resource for you, your staff and patients
International Associate Benefits
- Access to the Journal
of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and the Cardiosource
Review Journal (CRJ) on-line
- Cardiosource,
an on-line database that combines 15 cardiology journals including Journal
of the American College of Cardiology, ACC Current Journal Review, The
American Journal of Cardiology, and The Lancet with "live"
information tools, allowing you to have 24-hour access to your own "library."
- Reduced annual
dues
- Reduced fees for
ACC programs and products.
- Reduced fee to
attend the ACC Annual Scientific Session.
- ACC Membership
Directory (electronic)
- ACC Standards and
Guidelines
Member
Dues
ACC has approved a tiered dues structure for 2009 based on the country’s
economic status. Members have the option of choosing between receiving
the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in hard copy,
or for a lower dues rate opting to receive JACC on-line only.
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Membership
with paper subscription to JACC |
Membership
with access to electronic version of JACC |
| High
Income Countries |
$390 |
$250 |
| Middle
Income/Low Income Countries |
$290 |
$150 |
See World
Bank Country Classification.
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