Categories of Members

The association consists of five classes of members:

1. Full Members
2. Associate Members
3. Affilliate Members
4. Emeritus Members
5. Honorary Members

Qualifications for Members

Full member: The qualifications for full member are:

1. An individual recognized and acknowledged for contributions to the field of spinal cord care, who has completed training in their field of specialty at least one year prior to his/her application.
2. The individual must have exhibited evidence of continuous and progressive scholarship within the field.

Associate Member: The qualification for associate member is:

1. An individual working in the field (health related profession that has active professional engagement in clinical practice, research, teaching or administration) who does not satisfy the criteria for full member, but may qualify at a future date.

Affiliate Member: The qualifications for affiliate member are:

1. An individual with an interest in the field who does not satisfy the criteria for Full Member or Associate Member.
2. The individual should demonstrate a commitment and interest in the spinal cord injury population and issues related to care, treatment and/or research.

Emeritus Member: The qualifications for emeritus member are:

1. An active member (full member or associate member) who has achieved retirement status.
2. The individual must make a request for change in his/her status to the Membership Committee.
3. The emeritus member must request continuation of this status every two (2) years.

Honorary Member: The qualifications for honorary member are:

1. The individual must not be a member of ASIA in any capacity.
2. The individual must have given distinguished service or been a distinguished contributor to the field of spinal cord injury.
3. A nomination for Honorary Membership may come from any full member and will be reviewed by the Chair of the Membership Committee.
4. Final approval for honorary membership is determined by the Board of Directors