Applying for Membership

EACTS Executive Secretariat,

3 Park Street, Windsor, SL4 1LU, UK.

Tel: + 44 1753 832166

Fax: + 44 1753 620407

APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP OF EACTS

Please read this carefully before completing the application form.

EACTS was founded as a European organisation. However, its membership is now spread all over the world in all continents representing some 80 countries. Since its foundation in 1986 more than 2000 members have been admitted.

Membership Categories

EACTS has five membership categories

Active	Surgeons whose practice is entirely or substantially concerned with cardio-thoracic surgery and have fulfilled the Membership requirements
Associate	Scientists, perfusionists and members of the professions allied to medicine who made major contribution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery, but themselves do not actively practice surgery
Trainee	Surgeons in training in cardiac and/or thoracic surgery. Trainee Membership cannot be held for more than five years and applicants are obliged to state the expected date when specialty training will be completed.
Senior	Active Members reaching the age of 65 years (or who retire from active practice at an earlier age) shall automatically become a Senior Member
Honorary	Council with the concurrence of the Association can offer Honorary Membership to such distinguished persons as may be deemed worthy of this honour

Benefits of Membership

Membership Certificate

Free subscription (print and online)

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Reduced rates to EACTS meetings held throughout the year

Opportunity to participate in the work of EACTS, either in committees or journals

Membership Fees
	Annual Fee	Initiation Fee
Active	198	33
Trainee	50	none
Trainee to Active Member	198	33
Associate (Scientists)	198	33
Associate (Perfusionist)	100	33
STS members (Active)	198	none
STS Members (Candidate)	50	none

How to apply for EACTS membership

Requirements Active Membership:

1. Completed Application Form

2. A copy of National Board Certificate

3. A summary of publications in English showing total number of publications, differencing between articles in scientific journals (journal, book articles and reviews, and published abstracts). At least one publication should be in a journal quoted in the Index Medicus.

4. Support of three Active, Honorary or Senior members by signature on the Application Form

Requirements Trainee Membership

1. Completed Application Form

2. Support of three Active, Honorary or Senior members by signature on the Application Form

Trainee Membership cannot be held for more than five years and applicants are obliged to state the expected date when specialty training will be completed.

What happens when training is complete?

Trainee Members of EACTS who have completed training and are now acting as an independent operating surgeon, can apply for Active membership.

Requirements Trainee Members applying for Active membership

1. Completed Application Form

2. A copy of National Board Certificate

4. Letter from Head of Department, or person responsible for the training programme, stating that the applicant is practicing cardio-thoracic surgery

Associate Membership:

This category is open to scientists, perfusionists and members of the professions allied to medicine who made major contribution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery, but themselves do not actively practice surgery.

Requirements for Associate Membership (Scientists)

1. Completed Application Form

2. Support of three Active, Honorary or Senior members by signature on the Application Form

Requirements for Associate Membership (Perfusionists)

1. Completed Application Form

Perfusionists, who have taken the examination of the European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, EBCP, are welcome to apply for Associate membership of the EACTS. Officers of the EBCP and EACTS will consider and approve the applications. Applicants do not need to arrange supporting signatures. The EACTS Executive Secretariat will forward this application for signatures of two official representatives of the European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion and signature of one official representative of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

The EACTS Membership Committee will be presented with the names of new applicants and formal approval of applications will take place at the next meeting of the General Assembly of EACTS.

Members of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS):

As a reciprocal recognition between the STS and EACTS, any Active, International or Candidate member of STS wishing to become a member of EACTS may apply without providing sponsoring signatures. Their initiation fee will be waived.

Requirements Active Membership (STS Member)

1. Completed Application Form

Requirements Trainee Membership (STS Candidate Member)

1. Completed Application Form

Trainee Membership cannot be held for more than five years and applicants are obliged to state the expected date when specialty training will be completed.

The membership process

Completed applications must be received by the EACTS Secretariat no later than 30 April.

The EACTS Secretariat will collate all applications, and forward to the Membership Committee for consideration.

The membership committee will present the list of members to be elected to the Annual meeting for approval by all members.

The subscription for membership fee will be sent to new members following their election at the General Assembly.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM