Types of Individual Membership

Specific eligibility for Association membership is established in Article III, Section 1 of the Bylaws. 

1-Year Active Membership
An applicant for membership needs to be a licensed physician or nurse; or hold a designation as an aviation medical examiner, flight nurse, flight medical officer, aviation medical director, aerospace medicine physician assistant, or submarine or diving medical officer, or be a scientist, engineer, technician, teacher, researcher, student or commissioned in the armed services and be concerned with the fields of aerospace medicine, aeronautics, astronautics, undersea medicine, or environmental health. Payment of the membership fee provides Active Members:

• One-year subscription to the online electronic version of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance journal
• Members may opt in for a one-year subscription to the print version of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance for an additional fee.
• Discounted rates for the AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting registration fee for one year
• Full voting participation in the governance of the Aerospace Medical Association for one year
• Opportunity to participate as a volunteer in AsMA committees for one year
• Opportunity to compete for AsMA elected positions for one year

 
3-Year Active Membership
An applicant for membership needs to meet the qualifications for a 1-year member. Payment of the membership fee provides Active 3-Year Members with all of the Benefits of 1-year membership for a period of 3 years.

Member-Spouse Membership
Applicants for Member-Spouse membership need to meet the same requirements as a 1-year member. Payment of the membership fee provides Spouse Members the same benefits as a 1-year member with discounted rate for AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting registration fee for both Spouse Members, full voting participation for both Spouse Members, opportunities to  participate as  volunteers on AsMA committees, and opportunities for both Spouse Members to compete for AsMA elected positions for one year.

NOTE: Spouse members must ensure the AsMA Membership Department has the names and contact information for both Spouse Members so the two records can be properly linked in the membership database. When purchasing or renewing a Spouse Membership, please contact the AsMA Membership Department at 703-739-2240 x107 to ensure the two Spouse Member records are properly linked.

Life Membership
An applicant for membership needs to meet the same requirements as a 1-year member at the time of joining. Payment of the membership fee provides Life Members with all of the benefits of membership described for 1-year members, for the rest of their life.

NOTE: Please contact the AsMA Membership Department at 703-739-2240 x107 to express interest in purchasing a Life Membership.

Student Membership
An applicant for membership needs to be enrolled as a full-time student in an approved undergraduate or graduate training program. Payment of the membership fee provides Student Members with all of the benefits of a 1-year membership except that they receive a one-year subscription to the online electronic version of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance and the opportunity to purchase a subscription to the print version.

NOTE: Proof of Student status must be provided to the Aerospace Medical Association Membership Department before approval. Send appropriate documentation of full-time Student status to Membership@asma.org at 703-739-2240 x107.

Resident Membership
An applicant for membership needs to be enrolled as a full-time medical Resident student in an approved medical residency training program. Payment of the membership fee provides Resident Members the same benefits as a 1-year member.

NOTE: Proof of Resident status must be provided to the Aerospace Medical Association Membership Department before approval. Send appropriate documentation of Resident status to Membership@asma.org.

Technician Membership
An applicant for membership needs to be a scientific technician, research assistant, non-commissioned officer or enlisted member in the armed services and be concerned with the fields of aerospace medicine, aeronautics, astronautics, undersea medicine, environmental health or human performance.  Payment of the membership fee entitles Technician Members to the same benefits as a 1-year member.
 
Emeritus Membership
Emeritus membership is available to those who have been AsMA members for 25 years and over 65 years of age. They retain all rights and privileges of regular members and are entitled to the electronic version of the official journal via the Association website. (The print version of the journal is available for an additional fee). Payment of the membership fee provides Emeritus Members the same benefits as a 1-year member.

NOTE: Please contact the AsMA Membership Department to express interest in an Emeritus membership. The AsMA Membership Department will confirm you meet the age and membership requirements and help you establish your Emeritus membership. Send an e-mail to Membership@asma.org or call the AsMA Membership Department at 703-739-2240 x107.

Allied Membership
Allied membership is available to those who are residents of a country listed by the United Nations as a Low Income or Low Middle Income country. The United Nations identifies the following 83 countries as Low Income or Low Middle Income:
 

Low Income (29 countries)	Low Middle Income (54 countries)
Afghanistan	Algeria
Burkina Faso	Angola
Burundi	Bangladesh
Central African Republic	Belize
Chad	Benin
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Bhutan
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Bolivia
Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Ethiopia	Cambodia
Gambia	Cameroon
Guinea	Comoros
Guinea-Bissau	Congo
Haiti	Côte d'Ivoire
Liberia	Djibouti
Madagascar	Egypt
Malawi	El Salvador
Mali	Eswatini
Mozambique	Ghana
Niger	Haiti
Rwanda	Honduras
Sierra Leone	India
Somali	Indonesia
South Sudan	Iran
Sudan	Kenya
Syrian Arab Republic	Kiribati
Togo	Kyrgyzstan
Uganda	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Yemen	Lesotho
	Mauritania
	Mongolia
	Morocco
	Myanmar
	Nepal
	Nicaragua
	Nigeria
	Pakistan
	Papua New Guinea
	Philippines
	Samoa
	São Tomé and Príncipe
	Senegal
	Solomon Islands
	Sri Lanka
	State of Palestine
	Tajikstan
	Timor-Leste
	Tunisia
	Ukraine
	United Republic of Tanzania
	Uzbekistan
	Vanuatu
	Viet Nam
	Zambia
	Zimbabwe

Payment of the membership fee provides Allied Members with all of the benefits of a 1-year membership except that they receive a one-year subscription to the online electronic version of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance journal, and the opportunity to purchase a subscription to the print version of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance journal at a reduced rate. Allied Members also are offered free registration to the AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting.
 

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For further information on becoming a member, please contact Sheryl Kildall.
For AsMA member news, please contact Rachel Trigg.