Membership Benefits

Among the many benefits of ASH membership is exposure to leading edge research and education in hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

The Society is establishing Regional Chapters, which will address local clinical and socioeconomic issues for those individuals involved in treatment strategies for patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Current ASH Regional Chapters include: The Carolinas and Georgia Chapter (North & South Carolina, Georgia), the California Chapter, the Delaware Valley Chapter ( Delaware, Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey), the Eastern Regional Chapter (Connecticut, northern New Jersey, New York), the Gulf Central Regional Chapter (Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi), The Mid-Atlantic Chapter (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), the Midwest Regional Chapter (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin), and The Texas Regional Chapter.

Additional benefits of membership include:

	Recognition as a member of the largest professional medical Society in the United States that serves as the leading forum for discussion, debate and dissemination of scientific information and clinical treatment strategies for hypertension, linking blood pressure and cardiovascular health
	Active participation in an organization influencing hypertension and cardiovascular health research and education
	Association and interaction with recognized national and international scientific and clinical investigators and health professionals in hypertension
	Membership Subscription to the The Journal of Clinical Hypertension (JCH) and The Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH)
	Reduced Member registration fee for the ASH Annual Scientific Meeting, the largest scientific forum in the United States for hypertension and cardiovascular health
	Reduced Member registration fees for other Society-sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) events, e.g., Rotating Regional Symposia, Chapter Annual Meetings, Clinical Hypertension Review Courses, etc.
	Eligibility to sponsor candidates for the Annual Research Award, the Annual Young Scholar Awards and Annual Recognition Awards for Young Investigators
	Eligibility for membership in Regional Chapters and related local hypertension outreach programs
	Listing in the on-line Membership Directory on the ASH Website
	Access to Member Section on ASH Website.