Nominating Process

All individuals interested in Fellowship in NYAM must be proposed by a Fellow of NYAM and seconded by two additional Fellows.

All nominations for Fellowship are reviewed by the Committee on Admission and Membership of NYAM. The Committee submits its recommendations to the Board of Trustees for final approval and election to Fellowship in NYAM.

The nomination process consists of the following procedures:

1. Nominations should be typed or written neatly on the approved form supplied by NYAM, and if additional space is needed, an addendum should be attached. The form must be completed by the nominee and a curriculum vitae must supplement the completed nomination form. All candidates must read and agree to subscribe to the By-laws of The New York Academy of Medicine.
   
   The following items must be included on the nominee's curriculum vitae:
   • Academic degrees, names of schools, and dates of attendance
   • Medical school or other professional school, and year of graduation, internships, including hospital names and addresses
     
   • Residencies, including hospital names and addresses
     
   • Other postgraduate training, including Fellowships
   • Specialty/subspecialty certifications, including dates
     
   • Teaching and hospital appointments
     
   • Current professional and scientific organization memberships
   • Publications
     
   • Honors and awards
     
   • Community and civic activities or interests
     
     
2. Once the complete nomination packet has been received (including the nomination form, curriculum vitae, and a total of three letters of recommendation from the proposing Fellow and two seconding Fellows), the nomination packet is forwarded to the Committee on Admission and Membership for review and recommendation to the Board of Trustees for election to Fellowship.
   
   
3. The Committee on Admission and Membership may consider both physicians and non-physicians as candidates for Fellowship. Physicians shall be graduates of at least five years standing from a medical school, and shall show evidence of excellence in one or several of the physician's multiple roles, such as caregiver, teacher, scientist, or citizen. This shall be evidenced by such criteria as specialty certification, involvement in professional organizations and outstanding clinical, administrative, teaching, or research contributions to the health care field. Non-physician candidates for Fellowship shall be graduates of at least five years standing of an academic institution and shall show evidence of high professional attainments in a health-related field. All candidates for Fellowship must show evidence of personal integrity.
   
   
4. In order that the Committee on Admission and Membership may arrive at an appropriate decision, the nominating and seconding letters must address the quality of the candidate's accomplishments in as many of the following categories as appropriate. Letters that amplify and attest to the quality of the activities reported on the nomination form are crucial to the Committee in its evaluation of the candidate's eligibility. Each person asked to comment on a candidate should have a copy of these categories. All letters should be typewritten. The Committee has the right to request an interview or further written material from the candidate or nominators.
   • Certification by one or another of the appropriate Specialty Boards or equivalent entity (generally expected)
     
   • Active involvement in the affairs of medical or professional organizations
     
   • Active participation in the health-related affairs of the community, unrelated to income-producing professional activities
     
   • Outstanding clinical contributions to medical services (including exemplary practice)
     
   • Outstanding administrative contributions to medical services
     
   • Outstanding contributions in health or science policy
     
   • Outstanding contributions to the teaching programs in a hospital, medical school, or other academic institution
     
   • Outstanding contributions to research and/or publication of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals
     
   • Other special awards, honors, and additional activities
     
   
   
5. Exceptional candidates who do not fulfill certain of the above requirements may be considered on an individual basis or may be recommended for Membership.
   
   
6. The Committee on Admission and Membership will not reconsider the names of candidates who were nominated but not approved the preceding year. This will allow time for candidates being renominated to develop further or add to their qualifications. While waivers of the two-year requirement are possible, there should be compelling reasons for such requests, and these should be adequately documented.

The Guidelines for Election to Fellowship were adopted on March 26, 2002, by the Committee on Admission and Membership of The New York Academy of Medicine.

Dues Structure
NYAM has a Fellowship dues structure established by the Board of Trustees. Regular annual dues for Resident Fellows, defined as those having an office or residence within 150 miles of NYAM, are currently $200. Dues for Non-Resident Fellows are $150.

The dues structure allows NYAM to provide the Fellows with a number of services and opportunities, and helps support NYAM activities and educational initiatives in numerous areas including public health, health policy, urban epidemiology, biomedical science, health services research, and information management.

For further information, please contact:
Office of Trustee & Fellowship Affairs
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10029-5293
212-419-3644
Or email Eileen Budd, ebudd@nyam.org