Membership Information

Members are now accepted on a rolling admission basis.

Membership Categories

Active Membership is open to qualified Plastic Surgeons under the age of 50 who have completed an approved residency in Plastic Surgery prior to application for membership. Active members have voting privileges and automatically become Senior Members when they reach the age of 50.

Associate Membership is open to individuals without qualification for Active Membership but whose contributions make their inclusion in the Council desirable. Associate Members may not vote.

Resident Membership is open to all Residents in the field of Plastic Surgery. Upon completion of plastic surgery training, Resident Members may apply for Active Membership.

Senior & Senior Associate Membership are Active and Associate Members that will progress to Senior and Senior Associate Membership at the end of the Business Meeting during the year in which they are 50 on January 1. They will remain in this category of membership until 65 years of age or are retired from practice. They will be required to pay dues. They shall have no voting privileges.

Senior Emeritus Membership is Senior and Senior associates will progress to Senior Emeritus status when they become 65 years of age or are retired from practice This will conversion will take effect at the end of the Business Meeting during the year they are 65 years of age or are retired from practice. They shall have no dues. They shall have no voting privileges.

Active and Associate Membership
Application Process and Requirements

Applications for Active and Associate Membership will be considered when each of the items listed below is received by the Executive Office.

Membership Requirements
1. A sponsorship letter from a current member of the Plastic Surgery Research Council.

2. The completed application form.

3. A copy of your curriculum vitae.

Attendance at a Research Council Annual Meeting is also required. (This may include the meeting in the year in which your application is submitted for vote.)

Resident Membership Application
Application Process and Requirements

Resident Membership is open to all Residents in Plastic Surgery training. Please submit the Application for Resident Membership, a letter from your Program Director, and the Annual Resident Dues payment of US$25 to become a Member. Resident Membership will continue until you are no longer a Resident. At that time, you may apply for Active Membership. The US$25 dues payment is good through June, at which time you will be billed for the following year if you are still a Resident at that time. Residents must have attended one meeting of the Council prior to election to membership which may include the meeting during which the application is made.

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Membership Committee

Michel Saint-Cyr, MD
Co-chair
University of Texas Southwestern

Howard Levinson, MD
Co-chair
Duke University

Justin Sacks, MD
Johns Hopkins University

Anu Antony, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago

Minh-Doan Nguyen, MD
University of Cincinnati

Paul Cederna, MD
PSRC Chair
University of Michigan

Catherine Foss
Executive Director

Download an Application
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Full Application

Resident Application