Greetings fellow NERVES members! The end of the year is almost upon us, and it’s time to refocus on our commitment to improving our Society. During the Annual Meeting in San Diego this past April, many of you asked about volunteering to serve on one of our many committees. We want to follow-up with you now, as well as inviting any other interested member to submit a request to join one of our great committees. At our summer meeting this year, your Board worked very hard and accomplished a great deal, including the re-organization of several of the committees to better serve our members interests. Below is a list of the Society’s committees, it’s current chairperson, a brief description of its responsibilities and the number of open member slots.

Editorial Committee

NERVES welcomes our new members since March, 2019!

NERVES 2019 Socio-Economic Survey

Thank you!

NERVES Constructs its Mission, Vision and Value Statements

Organizations create mission, vision and value statements to provide direction for everything that happens in an organization. These statements help leaders and members stay focused on the organization’s purpose, its future objectives, and its core values and beliefs. Every organization should draft these 3 statements, and they should be set out clearly.  An organization should expect its leaders and members to behave in a way that furthers its mission, vision, and values.  Our NERVES Board of Directors used a portion of our summer meeting to create these 3 important statements.  Our process was collaborative and creative as we worked through several brainstorming exercises that resulted in pictures, ideas, words, themes, and finally… our statements.  

Renewal Time! The 2020 Renewal period is now open! You can renew your membership through December 31. Individual letters of renewal have been sent via email. Your letter provides a personalized link to your member profile. Thank you in advance for spending the time to review your profile and provide us with your current information. Knowing the make-up of our membership will help ensure that meeting content, Survey data and member benefits remain relevant.

There is strength in numbers, spread the word among your neurosurgery peers to consider joining and supporting NERVES! With the many challenges facing our specialty we will be more successful if we have the support of our entire industry. Should you have any issues with renewing or updating your profile, please contact [email protected].

Letter from the President
By: James B. Shea, NERVES President

NERVES colleagues! Hello from the Black Hills of South Dakota. It’s the middle of Fall and I’m sitting in my office weathering storms already! It is 6° with wind chill outside so what better time to write this letter.