Professional Membership
Join as a professional member.
Two decisions and about ten minutes online — state membership, plus the regional chapter closest to where you live or work.
Already have an account?
Skip straight to adding your membership.
If you already log in to nysvms.org, you do not need a new account — add the membership to the profile you have.
Questions before you start? Call (518) 869-7867 — someone picks up.
Join now and you’re covered through 31 December 2027
Dues paid from 1 September onward cover the rest of this year and all of next. One year’s dues, almost sixteen months of membership. The later in the year you join, the less free time you get, so the offer is worth most right now.
$0
Through Graduation
Veterinary students join free, right through your year of graduation.
4 years
Of Reduced Dues
Graduate rates phase in over your first four years in practice.
12
Regional Chapters
Local CE, meetings and welfare work across all 62 counties.
01 Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Professional Membership is for veterinarians licensed in New York — and for the people practising, teaching and researching alongside them.
Licensed in New York
Any veterinarian holding a New York State license, in any kind of practice or specialty.
University, industry, government
Faculty and researchers at our universities, industry supporters, and public-sector veterinarians.
Recent graduates
Join as a full Professional Member at reduced dues for your first four years out of school.
Technicians and hospitals join under different member types — see all member types.
02 How to Join
Three steps, start to finish.
Most veterinarians finish online in under ten minutes. If you would rather not, we take applications on paper and over the phone.
1
Choose your regional chapter.
Every NYSVMS member also belongs to one of 12 regional chapters. Pick the one that is convenient for where you live or work — the county lists are further down this page.
2
Create your account.
New to nysvms.org? Start here. You will set up a login, then choose your membership in the same flow.
3
Add your membership.
Already have a login from a course, an event or a past membership? Skip account creation and add the membership to your existing profile.
Rather use paper?
Download the application form.
Fill it in, then post or email it back to the Albany office, or call (518) 869-7867 and we will take it over the phone.
Joining as a student
Free while you are in school.
Student membership costs nothing and runs through your year of graduation, including chapter access and CE.
03 Dues
What it costs.
State dues step up over your first four years out of school. Chapter dues are set locally and billed alongside them.
Career Stage
State Dues
Year of graduation
$0
1st year after graduation
plus 75% off chapter dues
$82.50
2nd year after graduation
plus 50% off chapter dues
$165
3rd year after graduation
plus 25% off chapter dues
$247.50
4th year and beyond
full rate, plus chapter dues
$330
Chapter dues run $50 to $200+.
Each regional chapter sets its own dues, and the range reflects how much programming it runs — the most active chapters sit at the top of it. Chapter dues are billed together with your state dues, in one transaction.
Practice-paid membership
Many hospitals cover membership for their whole veterinary team. If yours does, ask your practice manager before you pay out of pocket.
04 Regional Chapters
Which regional chapter should you join?
Choose the chapter that is convenient for where you live or work — that is the whole rule.
What state dues cover
NYSVMS is an affiliation of 12 regional veterinary medical associations. State dues pay for the services shared across all of them — advocacy in Albany, legal and regulatory help, statewide CE, wellbeing support, and Connections.
What chapter dues cover
Your chapter runs the local half: CE evenings close to home, social meetings with the colleagues you actually refer to, and the animal welfare and community work specific to your region.
Capital District
Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington
Catskill
Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie
Central New York
Cayuga, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego
Finger Lakes
Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates
Genesee Valley
Monroe, Orleans
Hudson Valley
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster
Long Island
Nassau, Suffolk
New York City
Bronx, Kings, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond
Northern New York
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence
Southern Tier
Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins
Westchester / Rockland
Rockland, Westchester
Western New York
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming
Not sure which one? Call (518) 869-7867 and we will place you.
Ready to join
Become a NYSVMS member today.
2,100+ veterinarians across all 62 New York counties — and one phone number that a person answers.