Membership

ASLMS offers FREE memberships and exciting cutting-edge learning opportunities in laser and light source sciences for undergraduate students, medical students, nursing/allied health students, residents, interns, fellows-in-training, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows.

Undergraduate Student – Any student who is seeking an undergraduate degree at an accredited educational institution. This class is non-voting.

Graduate Student – Any scientist, engineer, physician, or health care professional who has earned a bachelor’s degree, and is pursuing further education in science, engineering, biology, medicine, surgery or other related discipline.

Resident/Intern/Fellow-in-Training/Post Doctoral Fellow - Any MD, PhD, or post-doctoral trainee currently involved full-time in biomedical laser research who have completed their schooling and are now completing their post-grad training (up to 4-5 years from training start date for MDs; up to 7 years from training start date for PhDs)

1st Year Post Graduate – If you have completed your training in the last year.

2nd Year Post Graduate – If you have completed your training in the last two years.

Associate – Any scientist, engineer, physician, other health care professional, or any individual who is qualified and duly licensed to engage in independent clinical practice and is qualified and recognized in his or her respective field. Or, any individual who is recognized as being significantly involved with the laser industry.

Fellow – Fellows are Associates who qualify by their activities and who have been Associates in good standing for a period specified by the Board of Directors. Fellow status is renewed every three (3) years.

Lifetime Associate – A Fellow or Associate in good standing, who by reason of physical infirmity is unable to continue in scientific, biological, or medical practice or who has retired from industry, scientific, biological or medical practice who has submitted a written request to the Secretary and received approval from the Board of Directors.

Honorary Member – A person of outstanding attainment recommended by the Board of Directors and elected by the general membership. Honorary members may not vote or serve on a committee.

*ASLMS member who is a third year resident (or second year resident as long as the preceptorship occurs during their third year of residency) or in a fellowship.

‡ASLMS member who is between one and five years post medical school graduation.