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:
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Exceptional
candidates who do not fulfill certain of the above requirements
may be considered on an individual basis or may be recommended for Membership.
- 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
