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Become a Member



ASCO offers six basic types of membership: Active, Active-Junior, Associate, Active-Allied, Affiliate, and International Corresponding. Currently, ASCO has over 25,000 domestic and international members comprised of physicians, fellows-in-training, nurses and other oncology professionals. We serve members practicing in many fields and disease tracks, including medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, urological oncology, and oncology nursing. The Society works diligently to offer many valuable benefits to members, such as substantial savings on meeting registration fees and subscriptions to several ASCO publications.

Applications are reviewed and approved quarterly. Following are the application deadlines and corresponding membership induction dates.

Application Deadline   Induction Date
March 1   April 1
June 1   July 1
September 1   October 1
December 1   January 1

ASCO membership is not available to physicians or others who are employed or primarily consult in the fields of financial analysis, sales, marketing, or the media.

For further information about becoming an ASCO member, please contact ASCO Member Services at (888) 282-2552, (703) 299-0158 (outside the United States), or via e-mail.

Top 10 Reasons to be an ASCO Member:  Ten reasons why ASCO is the membership organization for clinical oncologists around the world
Membership Categories and Benefits:  Definitions of the six ASCO membership categories
Membership Application:  Download and complete the ASCO Membership application