AUPO's membership consists of academic team members who are designated as the Chair, Residency Program Director, Associate Residency Program Director, Director of Medical Student Education, Vice/Associate Chair of Education, Research Director, Senior Administrator, or residency program Coordinator or Manager at departments or divisions of ophthalmology:

• in medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) in the United States;
• with ophthalmology residency training programs accredited by the ACGME in other teaching institutions in the United States;
• accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) in Canada and affiliated with a Canadian medical school.