Benefits of Professional Membership

You shall:-

• Use your professional designatory letters (GSSM, ASSM or FSSM) after your name to demonstrate your knowledge and achievements. Showing that you have successfully completed an SSM Qualification, achieved an internationally recognised level of competence have & a genuine commitment to keeping your skills and knowledge up to date throughout your career membership of a recognised, regulated professional body
• Receive the Society yearly diary
• Join a Local Group for meetings, lectures and social functions. The Local group is a supportive, advisory and developmental network for student,
  associate, graduate and fellow SSM members
• Attend yearly graduation ceremony
• Receive the SSM Journal, which publishes expert articles, career advice, jobs, study surgery and more
• Gain the opportunity to network with other professionals world-wide & have access to free technical and ethical advice whenever you need it
• Command respect by being able to demonstrate your professionalism to employers, clients and peers
• Gain practical skills to improve your work ethics and effectiveness
• Have your membership number, access a wealth of information and resources on the SSM web site and you can log in to/register for your online account
• Gain competence to improve your company’s profitability
• Gain credits through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) schemes including seminars and lectures for further advancement to up-grade your professional status
• Have value – added services such as discounted merchandise
• Gain sufficient knowledge to embark on Post Graduate studies
• Have opportunities to do research programmes for MBA., DBA and PhD