Surgeon Requirements for FULL MEMBERSHIP to the Association for Ethics in Spine Surgery:

1. Have the majority of practice devoted to spinal surgery.

2. . AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP:   Health care practitioners, including non-surgeons and non-physicians, who are interested in supporting the principles of the Association or who are interested in spine care.  These may include pain management physicians, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, residents, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and chiropractors.

3. Do not accept compensation, stock, stock options, or royalties from companies for using or implanting any device the company makes.

4. Do not own any portion of a distributorship or the like for any devices used in spinal care.

5. Believe that violations of #3 and #4 are unethical because they create an inherent conflict of interest that places financial gain over patient care.

6. FULL MEMBERS should be members in good standing in either the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Osteopathic Association or the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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• Association bylaws

1. To increase membership by notification and offer of membership to all legitimate and relevant medical academies, societies, and associations agreed upon by said association’s board of directors.

2. To include a record for public notice of those academies, associations, or societies to which invitation and introduction has been made, and to record for public notice the response, or lack thereof, to such invitation.