Benefits of Membership

Thank you for your interest in ISONG’s global community of members. Join or renew below, and read on for what membership includes.

ISONG offers members opportunities for education, leadership, exchange, and socialization. ISONG offers Global Access Membership with equitable rates for low- and middle-income countries. Members receive the latest references on genetics including educational programs, job opportunities, e-communications, membership directory, book discounts, program information, and a discounted registration fee for the annual ISONG meeting and educational webinars. ISONG members are also eligible to apply for the annual ISONG grants in research, education, and clinical practice.

Membership Benefits Include:

• Opportunities for continuing education, mentoring, professional development, and networking with genomics nursing colleagues from around the world
• Access to late-breaking genetics research, educational programs, job opportunities, and research grant applications
• Patient education tools, teaching resources, and webinars
• Access to members-only portal: opportunities for collaboration and member directory and profiles
• Updates and news through the monthly E-Update Newsletter.
• Reduced registration fee for the annual ISONG World Congress
• Incredible leadership opportunities including positions on the board of directors and committees and frequent collaborations with global professional, regulatory, policy, and government organizations
• Support for (nursing) students at all levels across disciplines to engage in genomic topics; this is detailed in the student section below
• Educational webinars are offered at a reduced rate with continuing education credits, the ease of programming at your convenience, and evidence for appraisals
• Eligibility to apply for ISONG awards and grants

Who are the members of ISONG?

Any registered nurse who has an interest in genetics is welcome to become a member of ISONG. Our membership is diverse and reflects the broad needs of those who have genetic conditions. 

Current ISONG members include: 

• Clinicians
• Administrators
• Coordinators of public and private programs
• Educators in the field of nursing and/or genetics
• Genetic counselors
• Researchers 
• (Nursing) Students 

Student Membership

Student membership is for any student who is enrolled full time in a program leading to an academic degree in nursing, genetics, or a related field of study. 

Student Membership Benefits Include:

• Opportunities for continuing education, mentoring, professional development, and networking with genomics nursing colleagues from around the world
• Reduced membership fee
• Access to late-breaking genetics research, educational programs, job opportunities, and research grant applications
• Support for students at all levels to engage in genomic topics across disciplines
• Patient education tools, teaching resources, and webinars
• Access to members-only portal: opportunities for collaboration and member directory and profiles
• Reduced registration fee for the annual ISONG World Congress
• Incredible leadership opportunities including positions on the board of directors and committees and frequent collaborations with global professional, regulatory, policy, and government organizations
• Educational webinars at a reduced rate with continuing education credits, the ease of programming at your convenience, and evidence for appraisals
• Eligibility to apply for ISONG awards and grants

Global Access Membership

ISONG is committed to expanding worldwide participation in genomics nursing. To help make membership accessible across regions with differing economic resources, we offer reduced membership rates for individuals residing in low- and middle-income countries as defined by the World Bank Country Income Classification.

How to Join

Find your country in the World Bank’s fiscal year 2027 income classification (World Bank country and lending groups). If your country is low income, also check whether it is in the World Bank and IMF Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Then select the matching level when you join ISONG.

Countries in each level (World Bank fiscal year 2027 classification, effective July 1, 2026; the World Bank updates it every July 1)

Low Income Country (HIPC): Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda

Low Income Country: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen

Lower-Middle Income Country: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, West Bank and Gaza, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Upper-Middle Income Country: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Vietnam

Residents of all other countries join at the Full, Student, Retired, or Affiliate level. ISONG reviews each Global Access application against the country on the applicant’s profile before approving it.

We look forward to welcoming you to ISONG.

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Questions? Email info@isong.org.