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AST Membership Application - to submit by mail or fax 303.694.9169

Student Application - to submit by mail or fax 303.694.9169

NOTE:  Bundles are not available online, to order the CST discounted exam bundles please call Member Services at 800.637.7433, option 3   Business hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday MST.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Active Membership -$80 

One who has passed the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) national certifying examination in surgical technology and maintains certification as defined by the NBSTSA.  Active members have voice and vote.  Certified members will revert to associate status, if their certification currency expires or lapses.

Associate Membership - $80 

Student Membership - $45 

One who has passed the national certifying examination but has not maintained certification currency as defined by the NBSTSA.  A pre-1977 with lifetime certification who has not chosen to achieve currency with the NBSTSA by submitting CEs, etc, or has allowed it to lapse.

One who has proof of either having completed or being currently enrolled as a student in a CAAHEP accredited surgical technology program or its equivalent.  (For student discount see student application at www.ast.org.)

Employed as a surgical technologist and not currently certified by the NBSTSA.

One whose primary source of employment is teaching in a CAAHEP-accredited surgical technology program or its equivalent.  This includes RNS or other non-CST, CFAs who teach.

CFAs who do not have the CST credential. Associate members have voice but no vote.

NOTE ON ALL BUNDLES:       For first-time certification only

                                                      All Exam Applications are $160

                                                      All CST Exam Study Guides are $35

                                                      All shipping & handling is $7 per person

FIRST-TIME CERTIFICATION EXAM BUNDLES

$237   GOLD STUDENT EXAM BUNDLE    (For Students Only)

 Requirements: 

*Currently enrolled in a CAAHEP or ABHES-accredited surgical technology program

*Not an AST member

$160       Exam Application

$35         CST Exam Study Guide              

$35         Student Membership   

$7           S&H      

$237       Total per student

$202   SILVER EXAM BUNDLE                    

Requirements: 

*Currently enrolled or graduated from a CAAHEP or ABHES-accredited surgical technology program

*Currently an AST member  

$160       Exam Application

$35         CST Exam Study Guide              

$7           S&H                      

$202       Discounted Total 

$262    BRONZE MEMBERSHIP EXAM BUNDLE  

Requirements: 

*Graduated from a CAAHEP or ABHES-accredited surgical technology program

*Not an AST member or a student

$160       Exam Application

$35         CST Exam Study Guide              

$60         AST Membership      ($20 discount -$80 - $60)

$7           S&H      

$262      Discounted Total

COMPARISON THE SAVINGS ON FIRST-TIME CST EXAM BUNDLES

                                NONMEMBER   GOLD STUDENT    SILVER                  BRONZE

AST Membership     N/A                     $35                        Current Member    $60

Exam Study Guide  $55                      $35                        $35                        $35

Exam Application    $290                    $160                      $160                      $160

S&H                         $7                       $7                          $7                          $7

TOTAL                     $352                   $237                      $202                      $262

NOTE:  Bundles are not available online, to order the CST discounted exam bundles please call Member Services at 800.637.7433, option 3   Business hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.n Moday - Friday MST.

Affiliate Membership Individual - $80 

Any individual or organization that wishes to affiliate with AST.  O.R. Purchasing Managers, O.R. Materials Managers, O.R. Managers, Operating Department Practitioners, Central Sterile Supply Techs, Anesthesia Techs, Cardiac  Cath Techs, Labor and Delivery Techs, Autotransfustionists, Aides (UAPs), Employers or Manufacturers/Sales Reps of health care related companies

Affiliate members have voice but not vote.

Retired/Disabled - $45   

Retired member requirement - must be 65 or older and submit documentation of age.

Disabled member requirement - must submit official documentation of permanent disability.

Have voice and vote - maintains certification as defined by the NBSTSA. 

Have voice but not vote - has not maintained certification currency as defined by the NBSTSA. 

MEMBERSHIP DUES and EXAM BUNDLES

Active                              $80**

Associate                      $80**

Gold Exam Bundle      $237 (For students only, first-time certification)

Silver Exam Bundle     $202 (First-time certification only and currently an AST  membership.)

Bronze Exam Bundle  $262 (First-time certification only, includes AST regular membership.)

Affiliate                           $80**

Student                          $45

Retired/Disabled         $45

**Additional Membership Discount

Two Years                    $150  -  $10 Savings              

Three Years                 $210  -  $30 Savings              

Four Years                   $260  -  $60 Savings      

For the additional discount please call Member Services at 800.637.7433, option 3       

Dues Information

All dues are for one year. Dues are not refundable and membership is not transferable.  A portion of the dues are allocated to the state assembly of your choice. A monthly subscription to The Surgical Technologist is included in the dues.

Member-Get-A-Member Program

Earn two months of FREE membership!

Just recruit a friend or colleague to join AST at the one-year, $80-membership level. For each new member, you will receive a two-month extension on your membership!

Download the AST Member Benefits brochure here. (If you'd like to request a free bulk order for a career fair, open house or other event, please call Member Services, 800-637-7433 (choose option 3).

It's easy and simple - and your colleagues will thank you for all the ways AST will help them advance in the profession and move ahead in their careers.

Here's how you earn free membership months:

• Recruit a valid new member at the one-year membership rate of $80.
• Make sure each new recruit provides AST your name and AST member number when they join.
• When AST receives your recruited member's application, we will extend your membership by two months for each person you recruit.
• Refer two new members at the $80-level, and we'll extend your membership by four months! Recruit six new members at the $80-level, and you just paid for a whole year of your own membership!