Join or Renew Your Membership
SMDM helps you to be more than just a face in the crowd. SMDM members contribute critically to health policy research in the areas of evidence-based medicine, cost effective health care, patient decision making and public health. If you are involved in health care decision making, working in a hospital, university, foundation, industry or government, at any stage of your career, SMDM can provide you with a scholarly home and opportunities for collaboration, professional growth, networking and mentorship.
Online Application
SMDM has launched a new database!
NOTE:This requires new login credentials. - If you have already created new credentails, login at the link above before renewing
Membership Dues
*All memberships run on an anniversay date cycle. New members who join with their Annual Meeting registration will have their membership active for one year from their registration date.
**Multi-year memberships are available and encouraged.
***Please see special categories of membership for more information on Student, Trainee, Bridge, LMIC and Emeritus member eligibility
Two Year Regular Membership: USD 660
Three Year Regular Membership: USD 990
One Year Student Membership: USD 130
One Year Trainee Membership: USD 230
One Year Bridge Membership: USD 230
One Year Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) Membership: USD 130
Two Year Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) Membership: USD 260
Three Year Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) Membership: USD 390
One Year Emeritus Membership: USD 185
Two Year Emeritus Membership: USD 370
Three Year Emeritus Membership: USD 550
2-4 members: 3% discount per member
5-10 members: 5% discount per member
10+ members: 10% discount per member
- Designate a group administrator to manage your membership.
- Fill out a group membership form.
- List all members and their membership types (e.g., trainee, faculty, emeritus).
- Complete payment in a single group transaction.
All memberships come with a complimentary online subscription to Medical Decision Making journal.
Member Stories
Eric Nsiah-Boateng, MPH, MSc
"Attending SMDM Meetings has sharpened my research and presentation skills."
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MDM offers rigorous and systematic approaches to decision making that are designed to improve the health and clinical care of individuals and to assist with health policy development.