Advanced Practitioner Membership
Advanced Practitioner (APPs), including registered nurses (RNs) nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) involved in neurosurgical care.
- Employment/residence in the U.S., Canada or Mexico
- Submitted CV
- Sponsorship letter from two (2) AANS members, with at least one from a neurosurgeon (Note: The AANS can assist in locating a sponsoring member neurosurgeon.)
- RNs and NPs must be specialized in the care of neurosurgical patients
- Physician assistance must be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (PA-C)
- Reduced, optional subscription rate ($125) to the official journals of the AANS from the Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG):
- Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS)
- Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine (JNS Spine)
- Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics (JNS Pediatrics)
- Reduced registration for the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting
- Reduced registration rates for AANS educational courses and resources
- Earn up to 36 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ each year through Neurosurgical Focus
- Online educational sessions offering CME
- Subspecialty CME tracking and online transcripts through https://myaans.aans.org/myaans.aspx
- Free job search and discounted job postings in the AANS Online Career Center
- Members-only searchable directory
- Eligible to serve on AANS committees
- Discounts on AANS publications and merchandise
- Access to AANS Member Discount Programs
- Pay annual dues: $145
- Attend at least one out of every five AANS Annual Scientific Meetings
Before beginning your member application, please have the following information ready:
- Educational institutions attended and dates of attendance
- Primary hospital affiliation and start date (if affiliated with a hospital)
- Current medical license number and dates in effect
- Copy of certification
If you have questions, please contact Shahida Razvi at snr@aans.org, 847.378.0539 or toll-free at 888.566.2267 x 539.