Membership Benefits
STS Membership Benefits Include:
- Complimentary subscription to the Society’s prestigious peer-reviewed journal, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, including access to free CME exercises
- Opportunity to join leadership in developing and implementing programs to advance the interests of the specialty
- Discounted fees for participation in the STS National Database, including free PQRI submissions that yield additional reimbursement to participants
- Networking with the largest group of cardiothoracic surgeons worldwide
- Discounted registration and travel to the Society’s Annual Meeting and STS/AATS Tech-Con
- Information and opportunities for action on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the specialty
- Member listing in the online STS Membership Directory
- Complimentary subscription to the Society’s quarterly newsletter, STS News
- Complimentary access to STS Advocacy Monthly, the STS online e-newsletter with the latest regulatory and legislative information
- Online services through www.sts.org with personal web page on the online cardiothoracic surgery network, www.ctsnet.org
- Discounted registration rates for the STS Coding Workshop, AQO Conference, and other educational programs and products offered by the Society
- Discounted registration rates for third-party educational programs endorsed by the Society
- Discounted fees for participation in STS Annual Meeting Online, STSCodingToday, and other services and products provided by the Society
- Representation in all facets of organized medicine, including the AMA RUC that establishes physician reimbursement
