​Annual Meeting

• Education - The PNS conducts a two-day annual meeting each July at The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA, which highlights new developments in Neurosurgery. 
   

• Discounted Meeting Rate - Members pay a discounted registration fee versus a non-member fee. Reduced rates are also available for Residents/Nurses/Students. For additional information, please refer to our Meetings page.

​Communications
E-mail communications address urgent and timely issues of importance.

The PNS Executive Committee has approved a new membership service to connect PNS members to educational opportunities being conducted/convened/hosted by other PNS members and their respective institutions. Only PNS members will be able to use this service to promote their educational programs to other PNS members. The society’s website and social media platforms will be used to share the information with PNS members. No emails will be sent to members, nor will the PNS membership list be shared or sold.
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If you are a PNS member interested in promoting your next educational program to PNS members, please send your program details (program name and description, date, time, location, registration information and link) to info@paneurosurgicalsociety.org . PNS leadership review and approval will be required for all postings.

Advocacy
Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Reimbursement Issues

PNS Members serve on:

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons Political Committee

• Council of State Neurosurgical Societies

• Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee

• Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates

• Pennsylvania Medical Society Specialty Leadership Cabinet

• Pennsylvania Trauma System Foundation Board of Directors

Membership Types

Active | $300
Active members in good standing are the only class of membership with the right to vote and to hold office. Active membership in the Society shall be open to those qualified neurosurgeons who meet all of the following criteria:

• Licensed to practice Medicine and Surgery within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• Certification by, or eligibility (as defined by the applicable entity) for certification by, the American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Osteopathic Surgery, or Royal College of Surgeons of Canada

• Engaged in the active practice of Neurosurgery within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• Have good professional, moral and ethical standing in the community

Provisional | $300
​Provisional membership is open to those Neurosurgeons who, at the time of application, have met all of the criteria for Active membership except for involvement in the exclusive practice of Neurosurgery within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Upon the majority vote of the Council, Provisional membership status shall be granted for a term of one year. At the conclusion of one year, a provisional member who meets all of the criteria for Active membership shall be eligible for Active membership at the next general business meeting.

Corresponding | $300
Corresponding membership shall be open to practicing physicians, otherwise qualified under the criteria for Active membership, but who reside outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Corresponding members shall enjoy all the privileges of membership except those of voting and holding office. Corresponding members are subject to dues and assessments.

Affiliate | $50
Affiliate members shall enjoy all the privilege of membership except those of voting and holding office. Affiliate members are subject to dues and assessments established by vote of the membership from time to time and must be:
 

• A physician, neuropsychologist, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or neuroscientist

• Practicing his or her profession  within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• Sponsored by an Active Member

Resident/Fellow | $0
Resident/Fellow membership in the Society is open to those residents/fellows in training in Neurological Surgery in an AMA or AOA approved residency/fellowship in Neurological Surgery. Resident/Fellow members shall not be required to pay dues but shall enjoy all the privileges of membership except those of voting and holding office.