What AAN Membership Offers and How to Renew It

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AAN membership gives neurologists and neuroscience professionals access to scientific updates, career resources, networking, events, and member-only publications, and you renew through the membership section of aan.com to keep those benefits and your access uninterrupted. The site presents renewal as a way to maintain your current status and benefits "without any interruptions to your status and access," so the practical steps are: sign in, open the membership area, and complete renewal before your current term ends.

What membership includes

The AAN homepage groups member value into a few recurring areas:

  • Science and news — Latest News, research findings, and coverage of treatments and discoveries in neurology and neuroscience.
  • Publications — AAN publications including Neurology, Neurology Today, Continuum, and the Brain Health site for patients and caregivers.
  • Career resources — The Neurology Career Center and a career-path guide.
  • Events — Upcoming events such as the AAN Fall Conference and APP Conference, with on-demand add-ons for attendees.
  • Advocacy and leadership updates — Capitol Hill reports, President's Spotlight updates, and CEO leadership updates.

Membership options themselves are described as being updated; the President's Spotlight on the site shares "updates to membership options," so check that section if you are choosing a membership tier rather than simply renewing.

How to renew

  1. Sign in. Use the "Log In" entry on aan.com with your existing member credentials.
  2. Open the membership area. The homepage's "Renew your membership" prompt and "Explore Membership" link lead to membership details and renewal.
  3. Confirm your membership option. If your category or options have changed, review the current options before paying.
  4. Complete renewal. The stated result is continued benefits and access with no interruption to your status.

Verification: after renewing, sign out and back in and confirm you can still reach member content and event registration. If access looks unchanged, your renewal likely processed; if not, the membership area is the place to check status.

Common snags

  • Renewing late. Because the site frames renewal as avoiding interruption, treat your expiration date as the deadline rather than waiting for a lapse.
  • Assuming everything is free. The site references billing and coding resources and conference add-ons with savings deadlines (for example, an on-demand add-on discount tied to October 26, 2026), so confirm costs in the relevant section rather than assuming member access covers them.
  • Looking for prices on the homepage. Current dues and tier pricing are not stated in the homepage content; get them from the membership pages after signing in.

Who this is for

This path fits practicing neurologists, trainees, and neuroscience professionals who already hold or are considering AAN membership and want the science, career, and event benefits in one place. If you only need patient-facing brain health material, the separate Brain Health site is open to patients and caregivers and does not require the membership flow described here.