Improving global prehospital and emergency medicine, public health, and disaster health care and preparedness

Individual Membership

WADEM members are health professionals with an interest, background, or expertise in disaster and emergency health care and span the globe representing more than 55 countries.

An annual membership in the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine includes the following:


An online subscription to Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM);

Unlimited access to the entire digital archive of PDM (38 Volumes);

Access to the recent recordings and slide decks from the webinar series;

Registration discounts for the WADEM’s biennial international congress;

Global networking, contact, and collaboration opportunities;

Voting privileges for the WADEM Board of Directors.

  • 20% discount on books purchased from Cambridge University Press;
  • Member-discount for Gold Open Access publishing from Cambridge University Press (a $1,490 USD value);
  • Participation opportunities in WADEM Special Interest Groups (SIG), Committees, and Regional Chapters; and
  • Email updates from the WADEM International Office.

Annual fees pay for a 12-month membership in WADEM and are determined based on the member’s annual income. Please see the table below to determine your membership rate. The “sliding scale” used for annual dues helps keep membership affordable for individuals in countries/professions where salaries are lower.

Are you a member of a WADEM Affiliate Organization? Please visit the Affiliate Membership Discount page.

Category Annual Membership Fee Annual Income
Category 1 $215 USD More than $50,000 USD
Category 2 $150 USD Between $20,000 and $50,000 USD
Category 3 $100 USD Less than $20,000 USD
Category 4 $75 USD Membership for Full-Time Students or Members with Limited Resources
Print Add-On $65 USD Add an optional print subscription to a Category 1 membership

Annual WADEM Memberships

All membership levels include unlimited online access to Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM). An annual print subscription to PDM can be added to a Category 1 membership for $65 USD. The subscription includes six issues of PDM delivered anywhere in the world.

Category 1

Annual Income: More than $50,000 USD

Category 2

Annual Income: Between $20,000 and $50,000 USD

Category 3

Annual Income: Less than $20,000 USD

Category 4

Membership for Full-Time Students, Individuals in Professional Training Programs, & Members with Limited Resources

Category 1 - with Journal Print Subscription

Annual Income: More than $50,000 USD - includes annual (six issues) print subscription to Prehospital and Disaster Medicine