Membership Information
HOW TO APPLY
- Candidate must complete an ARS Membership Application.
- Applicant must submit one (1) Sponsorship Form, signed by an Active or Senior member who is personally acquainted with the applicant. The Sponsors must mail or fax the Sponsorship Forms directly to ARS. Applications that do not include sponsorship forms will not be considered until all forms are submitted.
- Applicant must submit a current CV with bibliography.
- All completed forms should be sent to the following:
- The American Radium Society
11300 W. Olympic Blvd.
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Attn: Membership Department - ONLINE APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE: Submit the Application and CV ONLINE.
Downloads:
- Secure Online Membership Application
- PDF ARS Membership Application Form
- Sponsorship Form
- Purchase Membership List
- ARS Membership Brochure
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of the Society shall be to promote the study of cancer in all its aspects; to encourage liaison among the various medical specialists and allied scientists concerned with the treatment of cancer and to continue the scientific study of the treatment of the cancer patient.
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP MAY BE HELD BY PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED SCIENTISTS:
Physicians shall be graduates of recognized medical colleges and members in good standing of their local medical community and shall have qualifications acceptable to the Executive Committee of this Society. They shall have an active interest in the objectives of the Society as evidenced by adequate formal training and continuing practice in those branches of medicine, which are closely allied in the management of cancer. They must be certified by a board or have equal qualifications acceptable to the Membership and Credentials Committee. If there is an oncology board in their specialty, they must be certified by that subspecialty board or provide evidence of oncologic qualifications as required by the Membership and Credentials Committee. They must have contributed to the oncologic literature or have made a signal contribution to science in keeping with the criteria of the Membership and Credentials Committee.
Allied scientists shall be graduates of recognized graduate schools and have qualifications acceptable to the Executive Committee of this Society. They shall have an active and sustained interest in the objectives of the Society as evidenced by adequate formal training, continued professional experience and outstanding contributions in the oncologic sciences. They must have contributed to the oncologic literature or have made a signal contribution to science in keeping with the criteria of the Membership and Credentials Committee.
CANDIDATE MEMBERSHIP MAY BE HELD BY PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED SCIENTISTS:
Physicians shall be graduates of recognized medical colleges and be in training in an oncology training program (surgical, radiation, medical, gynecological). Allied scientists shall have corresponding qualifications. Candidates shall have an active interest in the objectives of the Society. They shall not yet be eligible for active membership. They shall be exempt from annual dues. They shall not be eligible to hold office or to serve on any Standing Committee. The appointment shall exist until the candidate is selected an active member or for a maximum of two years after Board certification. Candidates’ membership shall be terminated after five years following completion of their training program. Conversion of candidate membership to active membership is not automatic and formal application is required.
Application must be:
Signed by the applicant
Include one sponsorship form signed by an Active or Senior member personally acquainted with applicant. The Sponsors must mail the sponsorship form directly to the American Radium Society office. No application will be considered without the sponsorship form. Mail all completed forms to:
Attn: Membership Department
The American Radium Society
11300 West Olympic Blvd. - Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Individuals Approved for New ARS Membership as of April 2009
| First Name | Last Name | Institution |
| Sanjeev | Aggarwal | Cancer Center at Lake Manassas |
| Cynthia | Ballenger | Carolina Radiation Medicine |
| Justin | Bekelman | University of Pennsylvania |
| Daniel | Chamberlain | Yale New Haven Hospital |
| Allen | Chen | University of California, Davis School of Medicine |
| Kevin | Du | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Niti | Dube | |
| Clifton | Fuller | The University of Texas Health Science Center at S |
| Benjamin | Gielda | Rush University Medical Center |
| John | Horns | WLA VA Medical Center |
| Jennifer | Hung | University of Alabama |
| Ashley | Jensen | Mayo Clinic |
| Prasad | Kurichety | Cancer Treatment Center |
| Robert | Markelewicz | Tufts Medical Center |
| Kilian | May | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| Clinton | Medbery | Southwest Radiation Oncology |
| James | Metz | University of Pennsylvania |
| Gladys | Minor | Central Indiana Cancer Centers |
| Venkat | Narra | The Cancer Institute of New Jersey |
| Piotr | Polaków | |
| Ramji | Rajendran | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Akkamma | Ravi | New York Hospital Queens; Weill Cornell Medical Co |
| Gregory | Richards | University Of Wisconsin |
| David | Rohde | Aurora BayCare Medical Center |
| Gordon | Schoenfeld | NEGA Cancer Care |
| Anand | Shah | Rush University Medical Center |
| Navesh | Sharma | Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| Malika | Siker | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Randy | Sorum | Tacoma/Valley Radiation Oncology Center |
| Joycelyn | Speight | |
| Mohan | Suntharalingam | University of Maryland Medical System |
| Vladimir | Valakh | Allegheny General Hospital |
| Waseet | Vance | |
| Vani | Vijayakumar | University of Mississippi |
| Brian | Walcott | Harvard - Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Daniel | Weed | Clarian |
| Paul | Weinberger | Medical College of Georgia |
| Gabriella | Wernicke | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Amy | Young | Beth Israel Medical Center |