Membership in the Society includes specialists from all medical and health-related disciplines, the behavioral sciences and social sciences. There are four categories of membership: Regular, Associate, Emeritus and Corresponding.
Completed applications should be submitted to the APS office, and must include one sponsoring signature, a curriculum vitae and prepayment of dues. If applying for Associate membership, please provide a letter from your department chair or faculty advisor testifying to your interest in psychosomatic medicine and to your student status.
* Reduced registration fees for the APS Annual Meeting.
* Networking opportunities with other professionals in the field.
* Newsletter (3 times a year) and e-newsletter communications (3 times a year).
* Dynamic national Council comprised of leaders in the field who have set an aggressive agenda for our future.
* Opportunity to participate in committees.
* eligibility (depending on age and experience) for Herbert Weiner Early Career Award for contributions to psychosomatic medicine.
* APS Awards programs for students and trainees enrolled in medical, graduate or undergraduate school, or in residency, internship, or post-doctoral fellowship programs, and from developing countries.
* Opportunity to organize, and receive funding for, a Psychosomatic Medicine Interest Group.
* On-line Membership Directory of professionals throughout the world.