Member-in-training Application 

Membership benefits:

• Participation in the exchange of ideas between basic science, clinical medicine, and industry.

• Centralized platform for information which will expand over time to include meetings of interest, CME offerings, and announcements of innovations.

• Participation in society-sponsored conferences.

 

Membership fee:

Free 

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Membership period:​

Dependent on the member's fellowship

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Membership criteria:​

Any physician who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine may be eligible for consideration for special, early-career membership. 

a. In addition, the following criteria should be met: 

1. A current MD student, physician, or basic scientist in active fellowship or residency training with special emphasis on diseases of the posterior segment;
OR a current PhD student in training or in postdoctoral with special emphasis on diseases of the posterior segment.

2. Recommendation for membership by at least one Individual Member of the Society.

b. Membership in the Member-in-Training category is valid for the duration of the fellowship and expires on the date the fellowship ends. At an appropriate future date, the candidate may apply as an Individual Member (see Individual Member section above).

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