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.

Trainee membership shall be open to those individuals who:

  • 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 vitae;
  • 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 applicant for membership