Over the years I have had the opportunity to speak with nurses from many different specialties. Invariably one of the questions I ask them is, “Do you belong to your association”? The responses
vary, but frequently the answer is no. So, the question is, why should we belong to our association? The first thought is education, but membership is so much more.
As you peruse the pages of the new website, you will note that ARIN has spent a lot of time and effort to provide our membership not only with top options for education, but many other benefits to assist you in being the best clinicians you can be. We encourage you to take advantage of not only the first education you are provided through our proprietary platform, but other options like insurance through our partner NSO.
Belonging to an association gives you the opportunity to interact with peers in your specialty. You have the chance to meet regularly in a local chapter and exchange ideas, as well as our annual convention in conjunction with our partners, the technologists and radiologists. Recently, ARIN has contracted with a benefits program to take advantage of discounts on travel, office supplies, car rentals, Rx’s, and other items. This is easily accessible via the benefits page.
To borrow from American Express, “Membership has Benefits”. As an ARIN member, you have at your fingertips, access to many options. Take the time to review them and share with your colleagues, both ARIN members and not. You can share your knowledge with other nurses and learn from them as well. Two methods of doing this are exchanging ideas in the ARIN Forum on the website and writing articles for the JRN or the Vision Newsletter. You represent some of the best and brightest members of your profession, a group that nurses in other departments want to learn from.
I would be remiss to not review the many Imaging Review Courses coming up in the next few months. We have you covered on both coasts, especially if you live in the northeast. You have your pick of Rochester, NY; Boston, MA; or Baltimore, MD being hosted by some of the most prestigious hospitals in the area. On the west coast we have one in Seattle, WA hosted by the ARIN Northwest Chapter. We are also looking at an upcoming course to be held in Los Angeles early next year.
https://www.arinursing.org/membership/membership-benefits
https://www.arinursing.org/education/imaging-review-course/
