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How to Become Involved in SAHM
- Mentor a new member
- Volunteer to be on a Committee
- "See Your Name in Print"
- Vote - have a say in the direction of YOUR
organization
- Submit a Colleague or Your Own Name for President/BOD
Member/Nominations Committee
- When asked for something from SAHM, respond in a timely
manner
- Apply for the membership designation: FSAHM
- Make a Financial Contribution - one feels more
involved/one has a feeling of pride
- Be an advocate encouraging others to join
SAHM
- Participate on SAHM-L - get your name out there;
let others know the topics in which you excel
- Submit suggestions for Position Papers/Position
Statement to the Director of Publications. If suggestion accepted,
volunteer to develop policy
- Apply for SAHM Awards/Grants
- Apply for Diabetes Award
- Apply for Career Development Awards
- Apply as a site for the Litt Visiting
Professor in Adolescent Health
Research or the Hofmann Visiting
Professor in Adolescent Medicine and Health award
recipients
- Apply for Diabetes Award
- Attend Annual Meetings
- Submit a proposal and lead a Workshop/Institute at an Annual
Meeting
- Become a
Special Interest Group Leader
- Submit Research/Case Studies for consideration for next
Annual Meeting
- Participate in Your Regional Chapter (if none in your state/area, start one)
Mentorship
As an organization, SAHM does not mentor - but SAHM facilitates
mentoring relationships as part of its Principal Activities through a
Mentorship Program facilitated by the Multidisciplinary Membership
Committee.
You are invited to write and submit articles for the SAHM
Newsletter. Editorial Due Dates are:
July 15th
October 15th
January 15th
Articles may be sent electronically to either Kasia Chalko, SAHM National Office, or to Becky O'Brien, SAHM Newsletter Editor.
JOURNAL SUBMISSIONS
Manuscript submissions should be sent to:
Charles E. Irwin, Jr., MD, FSAHM
Editor-in-Chief, University of California, San Francisco
Research and Policy Center for Childhood and Adolescence
3333 California Street, Suite 245
San Francisco, California 94118-6210
Phone: 415.502.2067
FAX #: 415.476.6106
jahlth@itsa.ucsf.edu
You can obtain Fellow Status information on the Fellow Status page.
Advocates…for the special needs
of adolescents and health professionals specially-trained to care for
this age group.
Distinction…SAHM offers professional
recognition in support of one's individual career.
Organizational Leaders… members are
encouraged to move into leadership roles on behalf of adolescents and
their well-being.
Learn…new innovative approaches to
improve the health of adolescents and young adults.
Education…receive a subscription to
the monthly, peer-reviewed, top-rated Journal of Adolescent
Health.
Savings, Savings, Savings…for
Students/Graduate Students/Students with Post Advanced Degrees and
Fellows-in-Training.
Colleagues from all health professions are
encouraged to become members.
Earn…CEUs/CMEs by attending Annual
Meetings to stay abreast of current issues.
Networking…SAHM offers multiple
paths for professional interaction.
Team Work…members are encouraged to
participate in Special Interest Groups, on committees and task forces,
and at the local level within Regional Chapters.
SAHM is the largest multidisciplinary
organization devoted solely to the health and well-being of adolescents
and young adults.
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
…a Multidisciplinary Organization of Health
Professionals
111 Deer Lake Rd, Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 753-5226
www.adolescenthealth.org