All individuals interested in Fellowship in the Academy must be proposed by a Fellow of the Academy and seconded by two additional Fellows.
The nomination process consists of the following procedures:
- Nominations
should be typed or written neatly on the approved form supplied by the Academy,
and if additional space is needed, an addendum should be attached.
The form must be completed by the nominee. All nominations, however,
are the responsibility of the proposing Fellow. A curriculum vitae
must supplement the completed nomination form.
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 for review and recommendation
to the Board of Trustees for election to Fellowship.
- The Committee
on Admission 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 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
- Certification
by one or another of the appropriate Specialty Boards or equivalent
entity (generally expected)
- Exceptional
candidates who do not fulfill certain of the above requirements
may be considered on an individual basis by the Committee on Admission.
- The Committee on Admission 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 of The New York Academy of Medicine.
Dues
Structure
The
Academy 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 the Academy,
are currently $175. Dues for Non-Resident Fellows are $125.
The dues structure allows the Academy to provide the Fellows with a number of services and opportunities, and helps support Academy 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 the Trustee & Fellowship Affairs
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10029-5293
212-419-3644
Or email Amy Kline
Fellowship Application Materials
To download a Fellowship Nomination Form, click here.
To download information on writing a nominating or seconding letter, click here.
To download a Current Roster of Academy Fellows, click here.
To download the Academy By-Laws, click here.
