- The chance to be active in a prestigious specialty association concerned with the unique needs and goals of practicing allergist-immunologists.
- Special access to an invaluable network of your peers and the camaraderie among ACAAI members.
- Reduced fees for ACAAI’s Annual Scientific Meeting, featuring five days of high-quality plenary sessions, symposia, workshops and social events with experts in the field.
- Discounts on the many continuing medical education credits ACAAI offers through its live courses, Web-based programs and scientific publications.
- A subscription to the monthly scientific journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, as well as exclusive access to ACAAI’s quarterly printed newsletter (College Advantage) and weekly electronic newsletter (College Insider), which feature insider tips and breaking news in the specialty.
- Year-round advocacy program with a national network of advocates, and frequent communication with federal and state agencies and payers to ensure fair payment for allergists and optimal care for patients.
- Free access to a robust practice management program, including clinical practice assistance, toolkits, and ACAAI’s library of downloadable guides on practice parameters and disease management protocols.
- Free promotion of your practice and services through ACAAI’s online allergist locator, one of the most highly trafficked allergist-finder service on the Web (more than 100,000 visits in 2015).
- Unparalleled billing and coding support, and representation of the specialty among managed care organizations, consumer and patient groups, other medical organizations such as the American Medical Association, and government and regulatory agencies.
- Discounted subscription to UpToDate, the clinical decision support resource that medical trainees and physicians trust for reliable clinical answers.
- Discount with Resolve, a company providing physicians with professional guidance on employment contracts, including navigating and negotiating salary and benefits. Whether competitive compensation, call schedule, or adequate benefits are at the top of your list, the Resolve team will help you get the terms that matter most.
- The exclusive DocMatter community, where practitioners can share clinical questions and answers in an HIPAA-compliant format.
- My Green Doctor – This proven, easy-to-use practice management program (free for College members) helps offices, clinics, and outpatient centers to save money and reduce their ecological footprint by adopting environmental sustainability.
In addition, the College produces other key services and activities on behalf of the nation’s allergist-immunologist community
- The leading national public education program around allergies and allergists’ work, including an information portal at ACAAI.org (more than 400,000 visits per month).
- Outstanding public education campaigns, services and materials, including the Time for an Allergist campaign, winner of the 2023 Viddy, Muse, and Public Relations Society of America Awards; and hundreds of patient-friendly videos, including winners of the 2023 Digital Health Awards and the Health Equity Heroes Award.
- Representation of authoritative information about allergy/asthma to national consumer media and the public.
- A social media community with more than 76,000 combined followers across multiple platforms.
- The ACAAI Career Center service, connecting qualified job seekers with employment opportunities in allergy-immunology.
- The specialty’s only job fair for both emerging and seasoned practitioners — the Doctors’ Job Fair — at ACAAI’s annual meeting.