Membership Eligibility Requirements

Membership Categories and Requirements

Regular membership shall be open to those individuals who:

• are engaged in research in the area of clinical immunology or have contributed to or are engaged in the practice of clinical immunology;
• have an MD, DO, PhD or equivalent academic degree;
• have made scholarly contributions as defined by the Council;
• are active, bona fide representatives of the international scientific community with a specialty or interest in a field related to clinical immunology.

Associate membership shall be open to those individuals who:

• hold a Bachelors, Masters, RN or equivalent degree with a demonstrated interest in clinical immunology.

• are enrolled in academic programs awarding, and are candidates for, MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree, with a demonstrated interest in clinical immunology.
• are participating in post-doctoral or clinical fellowship, or residency programs.

Application Process

Applicants for Regular and Associate membership must:

• submit a CIS membership application;
• submit a current curriculum vita;
• submit an abstract outlining the applicant’s interest in the field of clinical immunology.

Applicants for Trainee membership must:

• submit a CIS membership application;
• submit a letter from the training program director on institution letterhead and include:
  • Date
  • Name of applicant
  • Beginning and ending dates of applicants training program
  • Type of work performed and professional ability
  • Character and ethical standing
  • Applicants special interest in clinical immunology
  • General statement to recommend, or not to recommend, applicant for membership