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BSSH - The British Society for Surgery of the Hand
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Next deadline for applications: 28th March 2019

Members

Members are registered medical practitioners of consultant or equivalent status and permanently established surgeons working in the UK who have given evidence of satisfactory scientific and practical attainments in hand surgery, and practitioners in allied disciplines of medicine who are interested in the hand. The annual subscription fee is £270.00 and Members receive the Journal of Hand Surgery (American volume) and the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume) as part of their subscription. Apply online.

Overseas Members

Overseas Members are registered medical practitioners of consultant or equivalent status and permanently established surgeons working overseas who have given evidence of satisfactory scientific and practical attainments in hand surgery, and practitioners in allied disciplines of medicine who are interested in the hand. The annual subscription fee is £140.00 and Overseas Members receive the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume) as part of their subscription. Apply online.

Honorary Members

Honorary Members are distinguished surgeons or persons of distinction whose merit is esteemed by the Society. Honorary Members do not pay a subscription fee. They receive the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume).

Senior Members

Senior Members are members who have retired from active clinical and medicolegal practice. Senior Members do not pay a subscription fee.

Associates

Associates are medical practitioners registered in the country in which they practice who are interested in hand surgery. The annual subscription fee is £140.00 and they receive the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume) as part of their subscription. Apply online.

Companion Members

Companion Members are colleagues from allied non-medical disciplines who have a particular interest in hand surgery. The annual subscription fee is £35.00. Companion Members may opt for a subscription that includes the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume), in which case the annual subscription fee is £55.00. Apply online.

For further information and application details please contact the Secretariat:

 

British Society for Surgery of the Hand
At the Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE
Tel: +44 (0)207 831 5162
Fax: +44 (0)207 831 4041
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