Membership FAQs

Current ACR and ARP members, with the exception of ACR Honorary members, will enter the pilot on your membership renewal date.

If you renewed your membership prior to the membership pilot launch date, you will be prompted to enter the pilot on your next renewal date.

ACR/ARP members can now enroll in auto-renewal. To do so, log in to your ACR account, select auto-renewal, and add your preferred payment information.

No. All memberships will be paid annually for universal cost savings for members.

The ACR is a 501c(6) organization and membership dues are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes. ACR dues may be tax deductible as an ordinary business expense (less lobbying allocations). Dues paid are deductible at 70%. Please consult with your tax advisor for any other related questions.

Membership receipts are available online in My Account under Orders. If you are unable to download your receipt, please contact membership@rheumatology.org.

The ACR/ARP Master Member type will not be offered within the pilot; instead, the Find My Fit tool will help you map to a member category that fits you best. Your Master designation, along with that of future Masters, will be transitioned to “Award of Honor” recognition within your account profile that will identify you among a select few distinct honorees. Additionally, we encourage you to utilize the Master of the ACR (MACR) or Master of the ARP (MARP) designation within your account profile and professional signature.

Like the Master Member type, the Honorary Member type will not be offered within the new membership pilot. Your Honorary Member designation will transition to “Award of Honor” recognition within your account profile that will identify you among a select few distinct honorees. The current benefits you and other esteemed Honorary Members receive currently will remain as they are today, with future communications to guide you on accessing those benefits.

If you are a board-certified rheumatologist, you are encouraged to add the FACR designation to your member account profile as well as your professional signature.

Highlighted ACR/ARP member benefits include:

• State and federal advocacy working to preserve patients’ access to high-quality care
• Gold standard publications such as Rheumatology Coding Manual
• Volunteering and mentoring opportunities
• Eligibility for the Mentored Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Award for Workforce Expansion $25,000 grant
• Specialized meetings and events that bring together the vast rheumatology community
• Career development
• Customized practice support

Download ACR/ARP Membership Benefits Grid

The new ACR/ARP Small Team Membership was developed to help you maintain a thriving practice, provide training for the entire team, and promote exceptional patient care.

A Small Team Membership is comprised of a four-, six-, or 15-person team, including:

• One fully practicing rheumatologist (with a membership category of Fellow of the ACR or ACR Full Member)
• The remaining Small Team Membership slots filled by interprofessional team members (with a membership category of ARP Full Member)

• Dues cost savings up to 40%, depending on the size of the team
• One consolidated invoice
• Transferable membership options
• Free access to the ACR’s exclusive education, including The Training Rheum and the Fundamentals of Rheumatology Course
• Free credit hours toward license renewals
• All Individual ACR/ARP Membership for each team member

A Small Team Membership is active for one calendar year from the date of activation/payment. Note: Regardless of when someone new joins the small team, your ACR/ARP membership duration spans the same duration as the overall Small Team Membership.

As a current ACR/ARP member who joins a Small Team Membership, look for additional communications from us regarding how the cost differential between your prior ACR/ARP membership and your new Small Team Membership is prorated and how you will be refunded, via your original form of payment, for any remaining time on your individual membership.

The tax ID number or EIN for the Small Team Membership will be required during the application process. All small team members must be under the same tax ID number. Non-U.S.-based small teams can contact membership@rheumatology.org for more information.

The Small Team Membership Primary is the physician member of the small team who sets up the membership. The Small Team Membership Primary is the point of contact for the team until a Small Team Administrator is appointed.

The Small Team Membership Administrator plays an important role in ensuring the continued value of the Small Team Membership, with the authority to quickly and easily:

• Add and remove members of the team
• Handle renewal billing or opt in to auto-renew for future renewals
• Expand the team to the next tier (if applicable)
• Address action items and notices

The Small Team Membership Primary and Small Team Membership Administrator may choose to expand the small team to the next tier. This incurs an additional, prorated cost but will not change your original Small Team Membership renewal date. To expand your team, go to My Account. Only the Small Team Membership Primary and Small Team Membership Administrator can add and remove small team members.

This can only be done during the renewal process.

There are no refunds for unused memberships within any tier of the Small Team Membership.

When someone leaves the Small Team Membership, the open membership slot can be filled at any time with another person. The person who has left the small team does not carry their ACR/ARP membership with them; however, they are welcome to rejoin as an individual member of the ACR/ARP and/or have a new Small Team Membership created at their new practice.

The ACR is a 501c(6) organization and membership dues are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes. ACR dues may be tax deductible as an ordinary business expense (less lobbying allocations). Dues paid are deductible at 75%. Please consult with your tax advisor for any other related questions.

Membership receipts are available online in My Account under My Orders. If you are unable to download your receipt, please contact membership@rheumatology.org.

Dues invoices are available online in My Account at the top right under Cart. If you are unable to download your invoice, please contact membership@rheumatology.org.

The Small Team Membership Primary and/or Small Team Membership Administrator always has the ability to turn annual auto-renewal on or off.