Membership
Are you a neurologist working in Switzerland and interested in staying up to date with the latest developments in neurology in Switzerland? Would you also like to undergo advanced training, get involved in discussions relating to professional policy, promote neurological science and engage in regular dialogue with colleagues?
Then become a member of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS) now and get involved in neurology in Switzerland. Your opinion and commitment count!
We cordially invite you to help shape our specialist field in one of the SNS committees and to represent the professional policy interests of all neurologists working in Switzerland to the outside world. You can also support the extensive work of the SNS’s junior members and advocate to make neurology a strong specialist discipline.
Become a member now!
More information can be found in the articles of association.
Articles of association
Member benefits
The SNS offers its members a wide range of opportunities to undergo advanced and further training, to advance in their careers and to network. Find out below what benefits SNS members can enjoy below.
- The SNS’s commitment to professional policy
- The SNS’s national and international network
- An extensive range of further and advanced training courses
- An exclusive members’ area on swissneuro.ch
- A free advanced training diploma (cost for non-members: CHF 400)
- Discount on participation fees for SNS events
- Regularly published SNS newsletters
- Exclusive opportunity to take part in SNS Sponsor Pools
- Membership of Women in Neurology (WIN)
SAYN-specific benefits
- More than 30% discount on the specialist examination fee*
- Heavily discounted attendance of SNS Academy courses
- No annual membership fee for members of the SAYN Executive Committee
- Partnerships with other young member organisations in Switzerland and internationally
- Participation in SNS committees and in projects aimed at promoting talented young people
- The annual membership fee stays the same for two years after switching to the SNS’s ordinary membership category*
*Provided you have been a member of the Swiss Association of Young Neurologists (SAYN) for at least two years
Benefits of the European Academy of Neurology
- Free access to the online learning platform eanCampus
- Reduced Congress registration fee
- EAN Guideline Reference Centre (Guideline Reference Center - ean.org)
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Membership categories
Ordinary members
Specialists who practice mainly in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein and who meet the following conditions are admitted as ordinary members:
- A Swiss federal specialist neurology qualification or a recognised foreign specialist neurology qualification
- Compliance with the SNS’s advanced training regulations
- Support of one sponsor (ordinary member of the SNS)
- or lecturer in neurology or a related subject at a Swiss university
Ordinary members are eligible to vote at the General Meeting.
Extraordinary members
Extraordinary members are neurology specialists working abroad who are members of their country’s professional society and doctors and non-medical scientists or researchers working in Switzerland and internationally who are active in neurology or a related field, are interested in the field of neurology and related fields and maintain relations with the society. They pay a reduced membership fee and have an advisory vote at the General Meeting.
SAYN members
The young neurologists category is open to all doctors (regardless of age) undergoing further training to obtain the FMH-recognised title of neurologist. They pay heavily discounted membership fees and are eligible to vote at the General Meeting.
More information about membership can be found under Point 2 of thearticles of association.
WIN members
Women in Neurology (WIN) membership is open to all female junior doctors and neurology specialists who are also members of the SNS.
Corresponding members
The General Meeting may appoint doctors or non-medical scientists and researchers who are based internationally and have distinguished themselves in neurology or related fields to the corresponding members category. They are appointed at the Executive Board’s request to the General Meeting. They do not pay membership fees and have an advisory vote at General Meetings.
Honorary members
Honorary members are appointed based on outstanding achievements in neurology service. Honorary members retain their former membership rights. They are also exempt from paying membership fees.
Free members
Ordinary and extraordinary members who have reached their 70th birthday or have retired from professional practice become free members. The membership category is switched by submitting a written request to the Presidents at the end of the current financial year. Free members retain their former membership rights, but are exempt from the need to pay the annual membership fees.
Membership fees
- CHF 300 for ordinary members
- CHF 150 for extraordinary members
- CHF 100 for SAYN members