Special Membership Programs

First Time Trainee Members Join Free!

First-time domestic and international trainee members are eligible to join the ATS free for one-year.  After this first year, Trainee membership continues at a low cost with most of the benefits and value of full membership until your formal training ends.

This special membership program welcomes trainees into respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine within the ATS community.  The ATS recognizes that trainees are the professionals who will achieve the next major advancements in the science and treatment of pulmonary disease, critical illness and sleep-related breathing disorders.  

To take advantage of this opportunity, please click here to go to the "Apply for ATS Membership" website.  For questions, please contact Lauren Dunn, Manager of Member Services, at 212-315-8698 or send an email to fellows@thoracic.org.

Membership Hardship Relief Program

Members of the ATS whose lives and livelihoods have been severely affected by the devastating effects of Hurricane Ike may apply to the Society for inclusion in the Membership Hardship Relief Program (MHRP).

The MHRP provides assistance to active ATS members by maintaining their membership and receipt of the ATS journals for one year at no cost. If you are eligible by virtue of being in one of the areas declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as disaster stricken, and would like to participate in the MHRP, please click HERE to complete a brief form.

For more information about the affected areas of Hurricane Ike, please visit the FEMA pages below:

• FEMA Disaster Declaration of Hurricane Ike in Texas
• FEMA Disaster Declaration of Hurricane Ike in Louisiana

Please submit your completed ATS MHRP Application Form or questions about this program by email, fax or postal mail to:

Lauren Dunn
Member Services and Chapter Relations
American Thoracic Society
61 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10006-2755
Tel: +1 (212) 315-8698
Fax: +1 (212) 315-8651
Email: ldunn@thoracic.org

To take advantage of this opportunity, please contact the ATS Concierge Department at membership@thoracic.org or call +1 (212) 315-8685 from Monday-Friday, 9:00AM ET – 5:00PM ET.

Dual Membership Discount Programs

The ATS offers Full Domestic ($375) and Full International Level A ($300) members paying standard dues valuable opportunities to maintain membership in related membership societies to broaden their professional affiliation.  To achieve this, we have developed dual membership discount programs with the following partner associations:

• American College of Physicians (ACP)

Full Members of the ATS and ACP receive a 10% discount off each society’s dues.  The ACP membership application is available here.

• Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)

Full Members of the ATS and APSR receive a 15% discount off eac society’s dues.  The APSR membership application is available here.

• European Respiratory Society  (ERS)

Full Members of the ATS and ERS receive a 15% discount off each society’s dues.  The ERS membership application is available here.

Full Members of the ATS and the partner societies above who pay standard membership dues to each society are eligible for the done discount at a time.  Discounts may not be combined.  For more information, please click on the respective links above in each program description.