Affiliate Membership Application
Successful candidates will be listed in the Membership Registry maintained by the Secretary.
If you need any help with the application, please email us at: [email protected]
Membership FAQ's
What is FITE and what are it's missions and goals?
For details about FITE mission, vision and goals, we encourage you to refer to our detailed FITE mission document here.
Who can join FITE?
Details of various membership categories are available on our Membership page and FITE membership document.
Membership is FREE through 1st Jan 2023.
Who is eligible for Affiliate Membership?
- An actively practicing health care provider (e.g. physician in an allied medical field, nurse, technologist, other.) with a focus or interest in interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
- A student in a medical school, Internal Medicine Residency, or Gastroenterology Fellowship
To be considered:
• Provide a letter of support from an active FITE member, and
• Provide a letter of support from his/her department chair, division director, employer, or supervisor describing the candidate’s interests as they pertain to interventional and
therapeutic endoscopy and support the mission of FITE.
*Nonvoting member
What are the benefits of membership?
Active members:
• Hold positions as committee members, committee chairpersons, and executive committee positions
• Impact issues surrounding training in interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
• Participate in the advocacy for interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
• Have a voice in shaping the future of interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
• Help develop standards surrounding adoption of new endoscopic technologies
• Join a network of individuals with the goals of advancing and improving patient care through
interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
• Interact with colleagues practicing state-of-the-art interventional and therapeutic endoscopy
• Participate in innovative and pivotal research studies in the field of interventional and
therapeutic endoscopy
• Participate in FITE on-call and on-demand program (upcoming)
• Participate in FITE conduced/supported educational programs and workshops, designed for interventional and therapeutic endoscopy trainees and physicians
- Discounted or FREE tickets for various events or courses.
- VIP access to certain Members’ only area
- ‘Early’ access to registration for various conferences, meetings and other events.
- Discounted fees for sponsors who wish to exhibit/market with FITE
Inactive members:
- All of the benefits of standard membership, however they may not hold elected or appointed leadership positions or executive committee positions
Who can we contact for memberships queries?
You can email us at:
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
- Use our website text message prompt
- Call 1-877-747-3388.
How long does it take to become a member?
Applications are reviewed by the membership committee. Membership acceptances may take up to 4 weeks for approval
I submitted the application, am I a member now?
Applications are reviewed by the membership committee. You will be contacted by email once your application has been approved.
What is 'My Library'?
After you have signed up as a member, you will be able to login into ‘Members’ only area’. My library contains the links to various trainiing courses, On-Demand option, On-Call option and our Scope Central forum.
What is Circle?
FITE has its own community board and forum hosted by the Circle app.
In the Circle app, you will be able to:
1. Post discussions with fellow endoscopists or industry personnel or patients
2. On-Call (seek expert advice/consult)
3. On-Demand (videos on demand)
4. Upload news or videos
5. Access member-exclusive announcements and freebies