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!

Apply to become a member

More information can be found in the articles of association.
Articles of association

Membership figures of the SNS

A password-protected members' area is available for our members. Internal notifications, minutes and information on general meetings are published and archived there. 

The SNS currently counts 1100 members:

  • 642 Ordinary members
  •   25 Extraordionary members
  • 295 SAYN members
  •   60 WIN members
  •   15 Honorary members
  • 119 Free members
  •      0 Corresponding members
  •      0 Associate members

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)
  • Free processing and inclusion in our event agenda (costs for non-members: CHF 100.00 per entry) 

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

Associate members-specific benefits

  • Participation to the Symposium NeuroCare (Congress) with 50% reduction

Benefits of the European Academy of Neurology EAN

  • Associate Membership: The SNS pays the annual membership fee  of EUR 5 per person to the EAN
  • RRFS | Resident Membership = Individual upgrade of the membership: Costs per member EUR 60 (self-payer) | to be applied via the personal MyEAN account 

Important note: 
In order to be able to use the member benefits, your personal data will be passed on to the EAN (name and e-mail address only). The member data provided may only be used by the EAN in connection with EAN membership and may not be passed on to third parties by the EAN at any time. Sharing your data gives you unrestricted access to EAN benefits.

If you wish to make use of an individual right of objection and thus object to the sharing of your data, please send an e-mail to: swissneuronoSpam@imk.noSpamch. In this case, it would unfortunately not be possible to use the EAN benefits.

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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.

Application for membership

WIN’s articles of association

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.

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.

Associate members

Interprofessionalism is taken into account with associate membership and is open to all professionals working in the clinical neuro field. Associate members are not entitled to vote or hold office and pay a reduced membership fee.

Membership fees

  • CHF 300 for Ordinary members
  • CHF 150 for Extraordinary members
  • CHF 100 for SAYN members
  • CHF   50 for Associate members