FSAHM Application Criteria & Categories
Application Criteria, Review Process & FSAHM Categories
General Application Information
Applications packages for all Fellow status categories should be emailed to SAHM HQ at info@adolescenthealth.org. Applications should be provided as one PDF document.
The application package includes:
- Completed application. Find the application specific to the fellow status category you wish to apply for above.
- 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: (a) 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; (b) current position including a brief description of work/creative activities; (c) commitment to SAHM supported by length of membership and involvement in committees or other service-related activities; (d) moral and ethical character; and (e) 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.
- Licensure Requirements: See below
- Demonstration of at least five years of special interest in adolescent health: See below.
Application Review Process
Application packages will be reviewed by the FSAHM Review Committee. Approval by two-thirds majority of the FSAHM Review Committee will be required for designation of Fellow of the Society. An applicant, twice rejected for Fellow status by the FSAHM 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.
How to Apply:
Completed application packages are to be submitted to SAHM Headquarters via email, as one PDF document.
The current one-time non-refundable FSAHM application fee is $75 US. The current one-time lifetime non-refundable FSAHM designation fee is $225 US. SAHM Headquarters will provide online invoices after receipt of application.
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.
FSAHM Categories
Medicine
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
Nursing
Requirements & Qualifications
Professional Education and/or Credentials Requirements: Masters or Doctoral degree from a graduate program.
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,
-OR-
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
Nutrition/Dietetics
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
Psychology
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
Social Work
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
Other Discipline
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.
Applicants membership must be a in good standing in SAHM for a period of three consecutive years.
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.