Membership with SCCACC
When you become a member of the American College of Cardiology, you join a global community of cardiovascular professionals driven to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. You also get access to benefits and resources designed to help you accomplish that mission. To learn more about the ACC and how to join both the national ACC and the SC Chapter, visit ACC.
Benefits
Chapters provide ACC members with the opportunity to discuss local and regional concerns and participate at a leadership level in the resolution of issues that directly affect them. Participation in local chapters is the ladder to future participation and leadership opportunities at the national level. To become a chapter member, membership in ACC is required.
Local Annual Conference with continuing medical education
Representation in state legislatures
A forum to network with peers
Representation to state regulatory agencies and third party payers
Representation on state medical society boards
Educational seminars
Chapter Membership
Once you are elected to the College, simply indicate on your dues statement that $125 of your payment is for the South Carolina Chapter annual dues. Dues for Cardiovascular Team Members is $20 per year. Your membership will be automatically added to the SC Chapter. For further information or help in becoming a member, please contact the ACC.
The Chapter has five classes of membership:
Fellow of the ACC (FACC) Members: Becoming a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Associate Fellow or Affiliate member is based on training, specialty board certification, scientific and professional accomplishments and duration of active participation in a cardiovascular related field.
Associate of the ACC (AACC) Members: Reserved for nationally Board-certified cardiovascular professionals, or those who have demonstrated their excellence through successful completion of the CCKE examination.
Cardiovascular (CV) Team Member: Designed for those who spend the majority of their professional time in the cardiovascular field, this member level provides access to all of ACC's member benefits and support tools, including educational and networking resources.
Cardiovascular Administrator Member: Service line administrators, cardiovascular practice managers and health care executives are invited to apply for CV Administrator membership.
Fellow-in-Training Members
Emeritus Members
ACC National CV Team Membership
The Cardiovascular Team Section of the South Carolina Chapter of the ACC continues to grow! We are welcoming new members and always working to retain current members. Being a CVT member allows individuals to network with others in cardiology, gain access to tools and resources that will help you be success throughout your career, make available scholarships for meeting and national events, and much much more!!
“Cardiovascular Team Members are an integral part of the care team for our heart patients. It is important that we be involved at the Chapter level so that we can be voices for our patients, be involved in shared decision making, and to complete the circle of the cardiovascular care team.”
Connect and Collaborate with ACC’s Member Hub
ACCs Member Hub helps you connect, collaborate and create as a member leader. It is designed to be an invaluable resource, with dedicated spaces for Sections, Councils, Committees or interest area to share documents, interact with members and effectively move projects forward.
Get started in three easy steps:
Sign in to MemberHub.ACC.org using your ACC.org credentials
Complete your profile—the more information you provide the more searchable you’ll be to your colleague
Start connecting by browsing groups, becoming a mentor or mentee, or adding to the discussion forum! If you don’t see a group that represents your specific interest area and would like to propose a new group, email us at memberhub@acc.org.
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