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Please address your application questions to: spirmembership@yahoo.com

SPIR Membership Application

There are three levels of membership:

1. Active
2. Associate
3. Member-in-Training

Please refer to the descriptions below to verify your application category.

Requirements for application include:

1. Complete questionnaire at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQLLWXN

Additional requirements:

2. For Active membership:

Send your CV to spirmembership@yahoo.com.

3. For Associate Status:

Send your CV and a letter of recommendation from an SPIR member to spirmembership@yahoo.com.

4. For Members-in-Training Status:

Send CV, a letter of recommendation from an SPIR member, and a letter from your program director stating the program site, type of training, and anticipated date of completion to spirmembership@yahoo.com.

 

Membership Categories

 
A.  Active Membership

 

This class of membership will include individuals with a special interest and competency in pediatric interventional radiology. Active members have the right to vote, to serve on committees, and to hold any office in the society.  Active members are required to pay annual dues. There shall be no limit on the number of active members. The requirements for active membership are as follows:

  1. The individual must be a physician, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, certified in Radiology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec, or have equivalent qualification as determined by the Board of Directors.
  2. The candidate must have completed at least one year of formal post-graduate training in either pediatric radiology,interventional radiology, or neurointerventional radiology.

OR

  1. If a candidate has not completed a formal post-graduate training program, but has special competency in pediatric interventional radiology, the Board of Directors may confirm this fact based on the application.
  2. The Board of Directors may grant exceptions to these requirements for candidates with valuable contributions to the society.

Requirements include submission of an application with a CV, and approval of the Board of Directors.

B.  Associate Membership

 

This class of membership includes other radiologists, physicians, or allied health partners such as (but not limited to) technologists, nurses, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, basic scientists, clinical researchers, and paramedical professionals that have special interest and competency in pediatric interventional radiology. Physician associate members are required to pay annual dues.

Requirements include submission of an application with a CV, a letter of recommendation from an active member, and approval of the Board of Directors.

C.  Member-in-Training

 

This class of membership will include college or medical students, residents, and fellows with special interest in pediatric interventional radiology. Requirements are as follows:

  1. The member-in-training must submit an application with a CV and letters of recommendation from their program director and an active member.
  2. The individual may remain a member-in-training until they complete their formal training.