ACR Application for Membership
The Chapter adopts the centralized membership system of the College whereby The American College of Radiology (ACR) sends both the ACR and Wisconsin chapter applications to the prospective member. Visit the ACR membership services page for more information.
Joining the ACR within all categories of membership, except members-in-training and retired members, involves the following:
Step 1: Complete an ACR Application Form
Complete the appropriate application form:
If you are completing a General Member Application or an Allied Health Member Application, you will be required to join a chapter unless you are a full-time U.S. Public Health Service employee or are active-duty U.S. military.
Step 2: Pay Your Membership Dues
If you are completing a U.S. or Canadian Member-in-Training Application, your ACR membership is complimentary.
If you are completing the Allied Health Member Application and are applying under the “Other” category, please do not submit any membership dues at this time. Once your membership application has been approved by the Commission on Membership and Communications, you will be sent a letter with an invoice for membership dues owed.
Otherwise, please see the dues information below.
ACR Dues
Active (Board certified) $900
Associate (not Board certified) $900
International Member $355
Allied Health/MRI Scientists $240
International Member-in-Training $125
Physician Members:
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Members-In-Training (Residents, Radiology-Related Fellows not yet in practice) - Free |
WRS Dues
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You may write one check made payable to the ACR for your ACR and Wisconsin Chapter membership dues and include that payment with your application form. Or, if you prefer to pay your dues by MasterCard, Visa or American Express, and/or to receive a discount, please contact the Membership Services Department at 1-800-347-7748, Monday through Friday, between 8:30am–5pm ET.
If you have any further questions email membership@acr.org
One of the highest honors the ACR can bestow on a radiologist, radiation oncologist or medical physicist is recognition as a fellow of the American College of Radiology. ACR Fellows demonstrate a history of service to the College, organized radiology, teaching, or research. Approximately 12% of ACR members achieve this distinction.
History
In 1923 when the College was first conceived, its founders intended it to be a small elite group of fellows. In 1924, the founders inducted seven fellows at the first convocation and the ACR bylaws approved that year limited membership in the future to 100, of which not more that five new fellows would be accepted annually. Although an extremely prestigious society, its size limited the amount of work it was able to accomplish. By 1931 the College was being encouraged to enlarge its membership in order to expand its projects. In 1935 the new category of member was created for diplomates of the American Board of Radiology and the induction of fellows was retained for those members who had attained eminence in the specialty.
How Does Someone Become an ACR Fellow?
The requirements for fellowship change over the years as the ACR Board of Chancellors continues to clarify and redefine them. It is by these criteria that the Committee on Fellowship Credentials measures each nominee's credentials and makes its recommendations to the board for approval, deferral or rejection. Please see the ACR Fellowship Guide below for more details about the nomination process.
For more information, contact membership services at facradmin@acr.org or (800) 347-7748.
Congratulations to this Year's ACR Fellows!
The following Wisconsin Radiological Society members were recognized during the ACR 2020 virtual Convocation Ceremony on May 17, 2020.
These members are now recognized as Fellows of the American College of Radiology:
• Elizabeth M. Gore, MD, FACR
• Daniel Joseph Hoefer, MD, FACR
• Jeffrey Paul Kanne, MD, FACR
• Mark A. Kliewer, MD, FACR
• Mark F. Rich, MD, FACR