Affiliation with NYAM through one of our three levels of Fellowship and Membership provides benefits at both the personal and professional levels and offers a variety of engagement opportunities of interest to individuals at all career levels. 

Benefits include the following:

Prestige

The professional recognition of becoming a Fellow or Member of The New York Academy of Medicine and being elected by your peers from across the professions affecting health

Leadership

Unique opportunities to demonstrate leadership skills and gain visibility amongst peers, the public and urban health community, and even the media.

Networking

The opportunity to network with leading clinicians, researchers, and educators in your discipline, other disciplines of interest, and the community of health and health care practitioners interested in improving health in New York and beyond.

Exclusive Online Platform

Elevate your career with job opportunities, dynamic activities, essential resources,
and continuing education access.

Job Board

Access to a comprehensive job board where Fellows and Members can explore diverse job opportunities and gain insights into open positions within the healthcare industry.

Recognition Hub

A dedicated space for members to showcase their achievements and recent accolades, fostering a culture of mutual celebration and acknowledgment. Share your milestones with peers, building a community that recognizes and applauds individual and collective successes.

Professional Development: 

The opportunity to serve as leadership in one of NYAM’s discipline-specific and interdisciplinary Sections and Workgroups.

Events

Free or discounted admission to over 70 engaging, cross-discipline events every year, including exclusive Fellows-only events

Professional Promotion

Opportunities to showcase recent personal publications at “Author’s Night” events and to have your accomplishments listed in the Insider, NYAM's quarterly e-newsletter for Fellows and Members

Impact

A platform for making lasting contributions in your field and contributing to the improvement of health in cities locally, nationally, and around the globe

Supporting Influence 

Opportunities to nominate individuals for NYAM’s highest national awards in clinical practice, biomedical sciences, health policy and public health.

Commemorative Induction Ceremony:

All Fellows and Members are honored during an annual induction ceremony and receive an official commemorative certificate, membership pin and card.

Access to Special Resources

NYAM’s world-renowned historical medical library provides in-depth reference assistance, in-person and online access to collections and databases, and copies of medical articles, both historical and contemporary.

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Journal

Subscription to the quarterly Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal addresses important changes in patterns of disease in urban populations from clinical and multidisciplinary research and policy perspectives.

ACCESS THE JOURNAL