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Apply for an NCBC Membership

Choose the membership type that is the best fit for you:

Navigator Membership

Membership: $95/year
Criteria: A Navigator Member must be a direct provider of patient care.
Application: Before signing up for a Navigator Network membership, please check to see if your breast center is already an NCBC member by clicking here, because if your center is an NCBC member, you may complete an Associate Membership application (below) which includes full NCBC membership benefits as well as Navigator Network benefits for less money.

- Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website

    • The Members Only Areas of BPNC.org include:

  • a search area to find and network with other Breast Patient Navigators across the country and around the world
  • a member networking area, where members can post questions and reply to other members
  • references and sources to find more information
  • a printable membership card

    • Navigator Members and NCBC Members who are Certified Navigators also get:

  • a full, detailed Breast Patient Navigation Matrix which identities all imaging and cancer stages of Breast Patient Navigation
  • detailed tasks and knowledge information to assist Breast Patient Navigators with each navigation stage in the Matrix
  • sample job descriptions
 

Associate Membership

Membership: $90/year
Criteria: A Navigator Member with Associate NCBC status must be a direct provider of patient care. The facility at which the navigator is employed must be an NCBC member in good standing. Click here to determine if your facility is an NCBC member in good standing to allow you to apply as a Navigator Member with Associate NCBC status.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website
  • access to the members-only section of the NCBC website (sample job descriptions, member Q&As, newsletter archive)
  • a listing in the National Directory of Breast Professionals
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • the ability to connect with members who have expertise in areas where information is being sought, which reduces researching efforts and expands national networking
  • reduced rates for various publications
  • access to breast professionals around the country
  • reduced registration to the Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference

Independent Professional Membership

Membership: $195/year
Criteria: A Navigator Member with Independent Professional NCBC status must be a direct provider of patient care. The Independent Professional does not need to be employed by a member facility, but instead will be registered independently with both the NCBC and the BPNC.org (Navigator) website.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • the ability to connect with members who have expertise in areas where information is being sought, which reduces researching efforts and expands national networking
  • reduced rates for various publications
  • access to breast professionals around the country
  • a listing in the National Directory of Breast Professionals
  • your description as part of your Internet listing;
  • access to the members-only section of the NCBC website (sample job descriptions, member Q&As, newsletter archive)
  • a free link to your website from your listing on NCBC's web page
  • individual member registration to NCBC's Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference at a reduced rate

Medical Organization or Medical Facility Membership

Membership: $250/year
Criteria: This category includes membership for the medical facility and one individual to be designated as the primary or lead member. If the individual representing the organization changes employment or needs to be changed, the membership remains with the institution. Types of organizational members include, but are not limited to, imaging centers, breast centers, OB/GYN offices, hospitals with breast services, university research centers, a group of breast surgeons, wellness or women's centers, etc.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • the ability to connect with members who have expertise in areas where information is being sought, which reduces researching efforts and expands national networking
  • reduced rates for various publications
  • access to breast professionals around the country
  • a free listing of your center or facility on NCBC's web page
  • a description of your facility as part of your Internet listing
  • access to the members-only section of the NCBC website (sample job descriptions, member Q&As, newsletter archive)
  • a free link to your website from your listing on NCBC's web page
  • reduced-rate registration to NCBC's Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference
  • group discounts for three or more individuals from the same facility to the conference

Government/Military Facility or Individual

Membership: $150/year
Criteria: This category includes membership for the government/military facility and one individual to be designated as the primary or lead member. If the individual representing the organization changes employment or needs to be changed, the membership remains with the institution. Types of organizational members include, but are not limited to, imaging centers, breast centers, OB/GYN offices, hospitals with breast services, university research centers, a group of breast surgeons, wellness or women's centers, etc.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • the ability to connect with members who have expertise in areas where information is being sought, which reduces researching efforts and expands national networking
  • reduced rates for various publications
  • access to breast professionals around the country
  • a free listing of your center or facility on NCBC's web page
  • a description of your facility as part of your Internet listing
  • access to the members-only section of the NCBC website (sample job descriptions, member Q&As, newsletter archive)
  • a free link to your website from your listing on NCBC's web page
  • reduced-rate registration to NCBC's Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference
  • group discounts for three or more individuals from the same facility to the conference

Government/Military Associate Membership

Membership: $90/year
Criteria: A Navigator Member with Government/Military Associate NCBC status must be a direct provider of patient care. The facility at which the navigator is employed must be an NCBC member in good standing. Click here to determine if your facility is an NCBC member in good standing to allow you to apply as a Navigator Member with Government/Military Associate NCBC status.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • access to the Members Only Areas of the BPNC.org (Navigator) website
  • access to the members-only section of the NCBC website (sample job descriptions, member Q&As, newsletter archive)
  • a listing in the National Directory of Breast Professionals
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • the ability to connect with members who have expertise in areas where information is being sought, which reduces researching efforts and expands national networking
  • reduced rates for various publications;
  • access to breast professionals around the country
  • reduced registration to the Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference

Independent Business (Consultants and Other Professionals) Membership

Membership: $250/year
Criteria: Types of members in this group include independent breast health consultants, independent marketing businesses, etc. Membership is reduced by 25% if the business is an exhibitor at the Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • assistance with marketing to member breast health professionals
  • the opportunity to advertise through the NCBC website, E-mail exchange or newsletter at a 50% discount
  • a free listing describing your products/services on NCBC's web page
  • reduced-rate registration to NCBC's Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference
  • 2010 Annual Conference exhibit space at the rate of $2500 for a 10x10 booth with dues reduced by 25%

Corporate (Medical Manufacturers, Suppliers, & Pharmaceuticals) Membership

Membership: $500/year
Criteria: Types of members in this group include software companies, research companies, makers of mammography equipment, technology companies, etc. Membership is reduced by 25% if the business is an exhibitor at the Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference. The corporate membership benefits were designed to provide a marketing mechanism for corporate members to inform breast center members around the country about products and services. If the individual representing the organization changes employment or needs to be changed, the membership remains with the corporation.
Application: - Printable application
- Online application
Membership Benefits:
  • receipt of the NCBC monthly newsletter, the Breast Center Bulletin
  • assistance with marketing to member breast health professionals
  • the opportunity to advertise through the NCBC website, E-mail exchange or newsletter at a 50% discount
  • a free listing describing your products/services on NCBC's web page
  • reduced-rate registration to NCBC's Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference
  • 2010 Annual Conference exhibit space at the rate of $2500 for a 10x10 booth with dues reduced by 25%

Detailed NCBC Membership Privileges

Every month members will receive the NCBC newsletter, Breast Center Bulletin. Newsletters contain articles highlighting issues involved in managing a breast center, spotlight articles on member breast centers and their activities, psychosocial aspects of breast health care, private-sector breast health business articles and updates on breast health care legislation. Each member is encouraged to contribute an article about an area of expertise or about his/her breast health facility and its programs. The NCBC has a staff writer to help prepare articles.

Another service to members is NCBC's website. Each member is listed on this site and may submit a description of the practice and its services. If a member already has a website, a link to the site is provided free of charge. We hope this will serve as a marketing tool for our members. Also on this site members have a secure message exchange board.

Membership entitles access to the website's E-mail Exchange Service. Upon joining or renewing membership, each member is supplied a user name and membership number that allow members access to the E-mail Exchange page. Members may leave questions about any aspect of patient care, programming, starting or expanding a breast center, support group issues, patient resources and much more. Members may even want to post job openings - or list information about themselves if they are available for a new position. Other members will leave responses to questions, and professional networking begins.

The most important communication and networking opportunity is the Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Conference. Each spring NCBC coordinates an annual meeting for members and their guests. Members attend at a reduced rate. Attendees meet and exchange information with other breast care professionals from around the country and the world and form new relationships to network throughout the remainder of the year. Continuing education credits are offered for RTs, RNs and physicians. The focus of each conference varies as the issues facing breast health professionals change.