4.1. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Student Membership – Medical students are eligible for medical student membership while they are enrolled in an accredited medical school. Medical student members are not eligible to vote or hold office.

Resident Membership - Preventive medicine residents are eligible for Resident Membership throughout their residency training and one year beyond. Resident members are not eligible to vote or to hold office.

Affiliate Membership - Recent graduates of residency programs are eligible for Affiliate membership. Affiliate members may remain in this category for a maximum of three years following residency training. Affiliates may vote but are not eligible to hold office.

Associate Membership - Doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are not certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or by another American Board of Medical Specialties board or any American Osteopathic Board and physicians who have been trained and/or are living abroad and whose credentials cannot be easily evaluated are eligible for Associate membership. Associate members may remain in this category indefinitely. Associates are eligible to vote but are not eligible to hold office.

Membership - Doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or by another American Board of Medical Specialties board or any American Osteopathic Board are eligible for membership. Certification by the American Osteopathic Board fulfills the spirit of the requirement for board certification as envisioned in the Bylaws. Therefore members certified by the American Osteopathic Board can be Fellows when they have completed the requirements for Fellowship. Members may vote but are not eligible to hold office.

Fellowship - Physicians who have been ACPM Members for at least three years and who have been Members in good standing for the three years prior to applying for Fellowship and who have contributed to the field and to the College are eligible for Fellowship. Members may advance to Fellowship by completing a supplemental Fellowship application. Fellows may vote and are eligible to hold office.

The Board of Regents can waive a requirement. The process starts with nomination by a Fellow through submitting a letter of nomination and the nominee’s CV to the chair of the membership committee. The membership committee reviews the nomination to clarify the candidate’s qualifications and to consider such criteria as whether the nominee is nationally prominent, is distinguished in his/her field, or can make a unique contribution to ACPM. The membership committee then makes a recommendation to the Board of Regents.

Honorary Fellowship - Qualified scientist or physicians who have made universally recognized outstanding contributions to preventive medicine or to the College.

Emeritus Membership and Fellowship - Fellows, Members and Associate members who have held membership in the College for at least five years, have attained the age of 65 and who have retired from active practice are eligible for Emeritus status. When retirement from active practice is due to physical disability, the Board of Regents may waive the time and age requirements. Emeritus Members and Fellows are not eligible to vote or to hold office.

4.2 PROCEDURES

Qualified applicants for membership with the American College of Preventive Medicine:

Must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO);
Must complete the membership application in its entirety and send it in with a copy of their CV;
The applications will be forwarded to the Membership Committee for review and consideration.

Qualified applicants for Fellowship with the American College of Preventive Medicine:

A procedure for elevation to Fellowship which includes the following:
1. That the applicant for Fellowship has been a Member of the American College of Preventive Medicine in good standing for the prior three years before becoming eligible for Fellowship.
2. That applicants for Fellowship need to:
  1. Submit an application with all required information
  2. Include all required dues and fees
  3. Obtain two letters of sponsorship from current ACPM Fellows in good standing
The procedure for Fellows who have not paid their dues for any given year is as follows:

a.  If a Fellow does not pay membership dues, he/she is deleted from the ACPM membership role.

b.  The Fellow may reinstate as an ACPM Member by paying the current year’s membership dues (based on month rejoining). He/she may then follow the current membership rules governing Fellowship and reapply for Fellowship when qualified.

c.  The Fellow may pay a reinstatement fee of $150 plus the current year’s Fellowship dues (based on month rejoining). He/she will then be reinstated as a Fellow in good standing.
That the Board of Regents waives the procedure of Board review of applicants for membership and has the Membership Committee approve applicants after assuring that all requirements for membership or Fellowship outlined in the Bylaws and Policy Manual are met.
Honorary Fellowship is granted by vote of a majority of the Board of Regents

4.3 `DUES PAYMENT

ACPM shall terminate all benefits for those members whose dues have not yet been received by the College effective 180 days from the start of the membership year (1/1 – 6/1). A notice to all non-paying members will be sent 30 days prior to cancellation (5/1). Members may renew without penalty and remain in good standing if payment of delinquent dues is received within 60 days of cancellation.