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Fellow Status (FSAHM)
Fellowship status was established by SAHM in 1984 with 150 SAHM members currently awarded the designation. The title Fellow in the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine is an honorific designation granted to an individual who has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the welfare of adolescents and a willingness to advocate on their behalf at a local, regional, national or international level. Being named an FSAHM member is recognition for past or current accomplishments. For many, designation as an FSAHM status offers an opportunity to move to another level of leadership in the field of adolescent health.
The FSAHM designation only involves one-time costs — the application fee is $75. Once the application is accepted, a one-time designation fee of $225 is required to complete the process. This is placed in unrestricted funds, to be used by the Board to support special initiatives. FSAHM status does not affect annual membership fees.
Becoming a Fellow makes it possible for leaders from a wide range of disciplines to earn recognition for their contributions to adolescent health reflecting SAHM’s multidisciplinary constituency and international identity. Honorary Fellow status can be awarded to a non-member of SAHM in recognition of important and clearly documented contributions to adolescent health and well-being.
General Information
| • Overall Qualifications | • Application Package Materials |
| • Application Review Process | • Maintenance of Fellow Status |
| • Fees | • List of SAHM Fellows |
Fellow Status Categories
| • Medicine | • Nursing |
| • Nutrition/Dietetics | • Psychology |
| • Social Work | • Other Discipline |
| • Special Fellow Status Categories |
Overall Qualifications
All members in good standing shall be eligible to apply for Fellow status provided they meet the qualifications set forth herein and demonstrate both appropriate personal attributes and professional credentials and a special and continuing interest in adolescent health and SAHM. Adolescent health is broadly defined, and interest in adolescent health may include health care, educational, administrative, investigative, research, legal, advocacy, and other scholarly activities.
Application Package Materials
Applications packages for all Fellow status categories should be submitted to SAHM Headquarters at rnorton@adolescenthealth.org.
The application package includes:
- Curriculum Vitae: Applicants are asked to provide a
CV that is no longer than five (5) pages to demonstrate their commitment
to adolescent health/medicine, including but not limited to: (1) current
position; (2) education; (3) licenses (if applicable); (4)
principal positions held; (5) professional activities including: (a)
service to professional/community organizations; (b) other creative
activities including (i) publications; (ii) clinical services;
(iii) teaching and mentoring; (iv) program development/evaluation; (v)
research; (vi) advocacy
- Letters of Recommendation: Submission of letters of
recommendation or documentation is required from two current FSAHM
members indicating first-hand knowledge of the applicants’
educational and professional background, including: (1) contributions to
the field of adolescent health and/or medicine, including work and other
creative activities and service to professional/community organizations
and/or publications, especially those focused on adolescent
health/medicine; (2) current position including a brief description of
work/creative activities; (3) commitment to SAHM supported by length of
membership and involvement in committees or other service-related
activities; (4) moral and ethical character; and (5) current standing in
the field, including to their knowledge that the candidate has not had
their professional license to practice suspended or revoked.
- Professional Education and/or Credentials
Requirements: See below for specific requirements
per discipline.
- Licensure Requirements: See below for
specific requirements per discipline
- Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health: See below for
specific requirements per discipline
Completed application packages are to be submitteed to SAHM
Headquarters by email at rnorton@adolescenthealth.org,
fax +1 847-480-9282 or via mail at:
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015
Application Review Process
Application packages will be reviewed by the Credentials Review Committee. Approval by two-thirds majority of the Credentials Review Committee will be required for designation of Fellow of the Society. An applicant, twice rejected for Fellow status by the Credentials Review Committee, will have the right of appeal to the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have the right to waive degree or board certification requirements for individuals who have exhibited special professional activities in the field of adolescent health.
Fellow status certificates shall be presented to newly qualified members at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
Maintenance of Fellow Status
Membership in SAHM is a
prerequisite for maintenance of Fellow status. Fellows who maintain
membership in SAHM will be able to maintain lifetime FSAHM status.
Fellows not maintaining membership in SAHM will be placed on
“inactive Fellow status” during which the FSAHM designation
cannot be used. To regain FSAHM status, persons must reapply for
membership and for FSAHM status.
Instances of unauthorized use or misrepresentation of the SAHM Fellow status designation shall be investigated and reported to the Board of Directors. Sanctions shall include a letter of warning, loss of membership, publication in the Journal of Adolescent Health, and/or legal action.
Fees
FSAHM application and designation fees are proposed by the Secretary/Treasurer and approved by the Executive Committee.
The current one-time non-refundable FSAHM application fee is $75 US. The Application fee is to be included with the application package.
The current one-time lifetime nonrefundable FSAHM designation
fee is $225 US. SAHM Headquarters will invoice applicants once
thier FSAHM application has been approved.
FSAHM application and designation fees will be placed in unrestricted funds, with the intent that it be used by the Board to support special initiatives.
Medicine – Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials Requirements: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree or its equivalent from an accredited academic institution AND Board Certification in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, or other specialty with certifying boards or equivalent.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate completion
of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health, research
activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of time
commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
(a) Subspecialty Board Certification in Adolescent Medicine, Certificate of Additional Qualifications in Adolescent Medicine, or equivalent certification.
-OR-
(b) Completion of at least two years of specialized education in an established training program in adolescent health.
-OR-
(c) Completion of one year of specialized education in an established training program in adolescent health or adolescent-focused work and at least three additional years of clinical, teaching, public health research activity and/or program leadership during which majority of time commitment is devoted to adolescent health.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Nursing
– Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials Requirements: Masters or Doctoral degree from a graduate program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate completion
of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health, research
activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of time
commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
- Completion of a training program with a concentration in adolescent health at the level equivalent to advanced practice nurse or clinical nurse specialist training.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Nutrition/Dietetics
– Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials
Requirements: Masters or Doctoral degree in nutrition/dietetics
from a graduate program accredited by the American Dietetic Association
or equivalent.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate completion
of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health, research
activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of time
commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
- Completion of a training program with a concentration in adolescent health.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Psychology
– Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials
Requirements: Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited
academic institution in a graduate program approved by the American
Psychological Association or equivalent.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate completion
of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health, research
activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of time
commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
- Completion of a training program with a concentration in adolescent health.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Social Work
– Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials
Requirements: Masters or Doctoral degree in social work from a
graduate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or
equivalent.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in
adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate completion
of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health, research
activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of time
commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
- Completion of a training program with a concentration in adolescent health.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Other Discipline – Download Application
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials
Requirements: Involved in promoting the health and well-being
of adolescents. Masters or Doctoral degree in an accredited program
where applicable.
Licensure Requirements: Applicant must hold a
current or past state license to practice or equivalent licensure if
practicing outside the United States AND in good standing with their
licensure board.
Demonstration of at least five years of special
interest in adolescent health:
Applicant must demonstrate
completion of at least five years of clinical, teaching, public health,
research activity and/or program leadership during which the majority of
time commitment is devoted to adolescent health, AND:
- Completion of a training program with a concentration in adolescent health.
SAHM Participation: Applicant must have attended two or more SAHM meetings in the three years prior to applying for Fellow status, one of which may be a SAHM Regional Chapter meeting. Attending the SAHM/AAP AM: PREP Course will count toward the meeting requirement. Non-US Fellow status applicants may count an international adolescent-oriented meeting as one of the required meetings for Fellow application.
Special Fellow Status Categories
Charter Fellows shall include all Past Presidents who were Presidents of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine prior to the institution of these Fellow Status By-Laws (Annual Meeting, New York, fall 1982).
Emeritus Fellow Status will automatically be designated for those members of the Society who are Fellows at the time they are granted emeritus membership status by the Board of Directors.
Honorary Fellow Status shall be reserved for special
individuals making unusually important contributions to adolescent
health or to the welfare of youth in general. Individuals may be
nominated for Honorary Fellow Status by four Fellows in good
standing. Candidate need not be a Society member and need not meet the
eligibility requirements listed above, but the nominee’s
outstanding contribution must be clearly documented. The process
for approval by the Credentials Review committee will be the same as for
Fellows.
Scroll to the bottom of this page for Fellow applications.
SAHM Fellows
| Anthony P. Acquavella, MD, MPH, MS, FSAHM |
| Joan Adler, MD, FSAHM |
| Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM |
| Seth D. Ammerman, MD, FSAHM |
| Martin Mathew Anderson, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Dyan A. Aretakis, FNP, MSN, FSAHM |
| Colette L. Auerswald, MD, FSAHM |
| H. Verdain Barnes, MD, FSAHM |
| Donald Y. Beard, MD, FSAHM |
| Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, MS, RN, FSAHM |
| Marvin E. Belzer, MD FSAHM |
| David L. Bennett, MD FSAHM |
| Henry Berman, MD, FSAHM |
| Ovidio B. Bermudez, MD, FSAHM |
| Kelly M. Bethea, MD, FSAHM |
| Diana M.L. Birch, MD, FSAHM |
| Frank M. Biro, MD, FSAHM |
| Jacalyn S. Bitterman, MD, FSAHM |
| Margaret J. Blythe, MD, FSAHM |
| Arthur Bolter, MD, FSAHM |
| Susan R. Brill, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard R. Brookman, MD, FSAHM |
| Robert T. Brown, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard C. Brown, MD, FSAHM |
| Pamela J. Burke, PhD, FNP, PNP, FSAHM |
| Gale R. Burstein, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Russell L. Bush, MD, MPH, Med, MBA, FSAHM |
| Denise C. Cabeza, MD, FSAHM |
| S. Todd Callahan, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Mariam R. Chacko, MD FSAHM |
| Veenod L. Chulani, MD, MSEd, FSAHM |
| Deborah Christie, PhD, FSAHM |
| Simon D. Clarke, MD, FSAHM |
| Veronica Coates, MD, FSAHM |
| Nicolette Collins, MD, FSAHM |
| George D. Comerci, MD, FSAHM |
| Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Barbara A. Cromer, MD, FSAHM |
| Lawrence J. D'Angelo, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Mary Z. Daugela, MD, FSAHM |
| Anthony H. Dekker, DO, FSAHM |
| Giosi DiMeglio, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| April S. Elliott, MD FSAHM |
| S. Jean Emans, MD, FSAHM |
| James A. Farrow, MD, FSAHM |
| Joan S. Fine, MD, FSAHM |
| Martin M. Fisher, MD, FSAHM |
| Carol A. Ford, MD, FSAHM |
| Stanford B. Friedman, MD, FSAHM |
| Dale C. Garell, MD, FSAHM |
| Ken R. Ginsburg, MD, MEd, FSAHM |
| Ben Glassman, MD, FSAHM |
| John M. Goldenring, MD, MPH, JD, FSAHM |
| Mark A. Goldstein, MD, FSAHM |
| Elizabeth Goodman, MD, FSAHM |
| Edward M. Gotlieb, MD, FSAHM |
| Estherann M. Grace, MD, FSAHM |
| Nicola J. Gray, PhD, MRPharmS, FSAHM |
| Donald Greydanus, MD, FSAHM |
| Sherrel L. Hammar, MD, FSAHM |
| Albert C. Hergenroeder, MD, FSAHM |
| James Hoyle, Jr., MD FSAHM |
| Walter K. Imai, MD, FSAHM |
| Ruth K. Imrie, MD, FSAHM |
| Charles E. Irwin, Jr., MD, FSAHM |
| Kyle D. James, MD, FSAHM |
| Cathy Lynn Joyce, MD, PhD, FSAHM |
| Linda J. Juszczak, DNSc, MPH, CPNP, FSAHM |
| David W. Kaplan, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Debbie K. Katzman, MD, FSAHM |
| Paritosh Kaul, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard D. Kenney, MD, FSAHM |
| Laura M. Koenigs, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard E. Kreipe, MD, FSAHM |
| John W. Kulig, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Marla D. Kushner, DO, FSAHM |
| Paschal J. LaRuffa, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard L. Levine, MD, FSAHM |
| Jeff Lindenbaum, MD, FSAHM |
| Iris F. Litt, MD, FSAHM |
| William A. Long, Jr., MD, FSAHM |
| Daryl A. Lynch, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard G. MacKenzie, MD, FSAHM |
| Kathleen A. Mammel, MD FSAHM |
| Andrea M. Marks, MD, FSAHM |
| Preeti Patel Matkins, MD, FSAHM |
| Rose M. Mays, MSN, PhD, FSAHM |
| James A. Meyer, MD, FSAHM |
| Edward D. McCabe, DO, MPH, FSAHM |
| Amy B. Middleman, MD, MPH, MSED, FSAHM |
| Edie Moore, FSAHM |
| Robert E. Morris, MD, FSAHM |
| Celia B. Neavel, MD, FSAHM |
| Rebecca Flynn O'Brien, MD, FSAHM |
| Rollyn M. Ornstein, MD, FSAHM |
| David M. Paperny, MD, FSAHM |
| Dilipkumar R. Patel, MD, FSAHM |
| Peter H. Patterson, MD, FSAHM |
| Ligia Peralta, MD, FSAHM |
| Kathaleen C. Perkins, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Donna R. Perry, MD, FSAHM |
| Jorge L. Pinzon, MD, FSAHM |
| Henry A. Plantier, MD, FSAHM |
| Kristin M. Rager, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Joseph L. Rauh, MD, FSAHM |
| David S. Reitman, MD, FSAHM |
| Michael D. Resnick, PhD, FSAHM |
| Michael O. Rich, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| D. W. Richardson, MD, FSAHM |
| Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, FSAHM |
| David S. Rosen, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Carl F. Rosenbloom, MD, FSAHM |
| Walter D. Rosenfeld, MD, FSAHM |
| Sheryl Ann Ryan, MD, FSAHM |
| Elizabeth M. Saewyc, PhD, PHN, FSAHM |
| Susan M. Sawyer, MD, FSAHM |
| Marcie Schneider, MD, FSAHM |
| Howard H. Schubiner, MD, FSAHM |
| Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, FSAHM |
| Manuel Schydlower, MD, FSAHM |
| Warren M. Seigel, MD FSAHM |
| C. Wayne Sells, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Mary-Ann B. Shafer, MD, FSAHM |
| Renee E. Sieving, PhD, MSN, FSAHM |
| Tomas J. Silber, MD, MASS, FSAHM |
| Hirsch Silverman, PhD, FSAHM |
| Lorena M. Siqueira, MD, FSAHM |
| Gail B. Slap, MD, MS, FSAHM |
| Barbara K. Snyder, MD, MS, FSAHM |
| Earl John Soileau, Jr., MD, FSAHM |
| Karen Soren, MD, FSAHM |
| Bonnie A. Spear, PhD, RD, FSAHM |
| Elisabeth M. Stafford, MD, FSAHM |
| Sarah L. Stevens, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Victor C Strasburger, MD, FSAHM |
| Selig Strassman, MD, FSAHM |
| Semi D. Sznajderman, MD, FSAHM |
| Natalia M. Tanner, MD, FSAHM |
| Pierre-Paul Tellier, MD, FSAHM |
| Mark H. Thomas, MD, FSAHM |
| Hyman C. Tolmas, MD, FSAHM |
| Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Harvey S. Triebwasser, MD, FSAHM |
| Richard A. Wahl, MD, FSAHM |
| Leslie R. Walker, MD, FSAHM |
| Curren W. Warf, MD, MSEd, FSAHM |
| Charles J. Wibbelsman, MD, FSAHM |
| Constance M. Wiemann, PhD, FSAHM |
| Yolanda Hill Wimberly, MD, FSAHM |
| Hiu Lei Lilian Wong, MD, FSAHM |
| Elizabeth R. Woods, MD, MPH, FSAHM |
| Nicholas Woolfield, MD, MbChB, DCH, FSAHM |
| W. Sam Yancy, MD, FSAHM |
| Gregory D. Zimet, PhD, FSAHM |
Fellow Status Application – Nursing (Adobe PDF File)
Fellow Status Application – Nutrition (Adobe PDF File)
Fellow Status Application – Psychology (Adobe PDF File)
Fellow Status Application – Social Work (Adobe PDF File)
Fellow Status Application – Other Discipline (Adobe PDF File)
Fellow Status RENEWAL Application (Adobe PDF File)