Membership with physician associations can keep you informed about what is going on in your industry as well as open up networking opportunities with your peers. They also usually provide valuable research data and continuing education opportunities and requirements. Below you will find a list of the top physician associations in various physician specialties.
- Aerospace Medical Association
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- American Association of Clinical Urologists
- American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- American Association of Public Health Physicians
- American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American College of Medical Toxicology
- American College of Nuclear Medicine
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- American College of Physicians-Internal Medicine
- American College of Preventive Medicine
- American College of Radiation Oncology
- American College of Radiology
- American College of Rheumatology
- American College of Surgeons
- American Diabetes Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Directors Association
- American Medical Group Association
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Orthopaedic Association
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Bariatric Physicians
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Society of General Surgeons
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Society of Neuroradiology
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Thoracic Society
- American Urological Association
- Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
- Association of University Radiologists
- College of American Pathologists
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- National Association of Medical Examiners (Forensic Pathology)
- National Medical Association
- National Society for Ambulatory Care
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Society of Hospital Medicine (Hospitalists)
- Society of Interventional Radiology
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- The American Academy of Physician Assistants
- The American Association of the Surgery of Trauma
- Doctors for Global Health