This Society shall have six classes of membership which you may apply to.
Membership Categories
Applicant Process & Review
How the application works
You may join ISUCRS by completing the membership application and specifying the category in which you wish to be included.
Once your application and appropriate payment is submitted, the Membership Committee & Executive Board will review and confer your application.
If your application is accepted, the ISUCRS Executive Director will provide you with a username and password to access the members-only platform on our ISUCRS website.
After two years of continuous membership (not applicable to Candidate & Allied Health Professional Members), you will be invited to apply for ISUCRS Fellowship. Upon acceptance, you will receive an electronic fellowship certificate, with the option to receive a printed certificate at our next biennial congress if you attend.
Membership Fees
2025 Revised ISUCRS By-Laws
In accordance with our 2025 Revised ISUCRS By-Laws, the following membership options are available for new applicants:
$100 annually or $185 USD per year for 2 years
$100 annually or $ 270 for 3 years
$50 USD annually
$50 USD annually
Pay annual dues of $50 USD per year
Qualifications for Membership
Who may apply
1Members
To be eligible for membership in this Society the candidate must:
- have a medical degree or an osteopathic degree
- have an affiliation with a medical school or have academic interest in colon and rectal surgery.
- be certified by the general surgery board and/or colon and rectal surgery board of the country in which the candidate resides if such specialization board exists within the country of the applicant. If such a Board does not exist, the candidate should have training in surgery that would qualify him/her for to take such Boards and if this is not available, the applicant must be actively practicing colon and rectal surgery within that country.
2Candidate Members
To be eligible for candidate member in this Society the candidate must:
- be graduates from a medical school or osteopathic school of medicine acceptable to the Executive Board of the Society.
- a resident or fellow enrolled in an accredited program of surgical education or research in either general surgery or colon and rectal surgery.
- a surgeon who has completed an accredited surgical education program in colon and rectal surgery, or general surgery residency program, and/or is in active process of board certification within his/her country – if applicable.
3Allied Health Professional Members
- Allied Health Professional membership will be available for eligible nurses, surgical technicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, endoscopy technicians, and other interested allied health personnel actively engaged in the field of colon and rectal surgery.
4Retired Fellows
- A Fellow with good standing in this Society, who has retired from the active practice of surgery for reasons of health or age, may apply in writing to the Executive Board for the status of Retired Fellow.
5Honorary Fellows
- A surgeon who is eligible under Article IV, Section B, Subsection II of these By-laws, who has attained the age of 65 years and who, in the opinion of the Executive Board, has contributed significantly to the advancement of surgery of the colon and rectum, may be nominated for Honorary Fellowship by a Fellow of the Society with four additional sponsors who are Fellows in good standing. This nomination must be approved a majority of the Executive.
6Honorary Members
- A lay person who by his/her benevolences, contributions and philanthropies has evidenced profound interest in the furtherance of the international good will and education, particularly as regards surgery of the colon and rectum, may be nominated by any member of the Executive Board for Honorary Membership and submitted to Executive Board for approval.