The membership fee, which is the same as the individual member s fee, must be paid. The member society is then entitled to elect a representative to the IHS who will sit on Council. Council is a large committee, with over 53 members at present. Chairmen of Subcommittees are elected by Council, and are given responsibility for putting together the membership of their subcommittees. In most years, the IHS offers clinical and research fellowships to trainees awarded on the basis of competitive application.
Terms vary from year to year.