Diplomate Renewal
Diplomate renewal is consistent across all Academy Sections:
- The next Diplomate Renewal is due December 31, 2025, and then every five years thereafter on December 31 as a “quinquennial” renewal process.
- New Diplomates who receive their Diplomate status any year between two quinquennial (5-year) renewal years (i.e., that is, not on 2015, 2020, 2025, but on a year in between) will not have to renew at the upcoming quinquennial renewal year (which would be < 5 years) but at the subsequent quinquennial renewal year (which will be more than five years after obtaining their Diplomate status. This will allow the person time to become active in the Section. Afterwards, they will be on the normal 5-year cycle.)
- Senior Emeritus Fellows and Emeritus Fellows are exempt from the Diplomate Renewal requirements.
Diplomate Renewal Point Requirements
Renewal Period: 5 years
Renewal points required: 25 points
I. Annual Academy Meeting Activities
- Attendance at the Annual Meeting by those living in North America – 3 points per year
- Attendance at the Annual Meeting by those from another continent – 5 points per year
- Attend at Section CE courses/papers or posters/symposium – 1 point per hour with a maximum of 4
points a year - Teach an Academy course/symposium related to Section – 2 points per hour with a maximum of 4 points
per year
II. Section Activities
- Section Executive Committee – 5 points per year
- Section symposium participant – 2 points per year
- Present Section paper – 2 points per paper
- Present Section poster – 1 point per poster
- Section session moderator – 1 point per session
III. Diplomate Program Activities
- Diplomate committee chair or sub-chair – 2 points per year
- Diplomate committee member – 1 point per year
- Draft a portion of Diplomate examination – 5 points per year
- Review exam with sub-chair – 2 points per year
- Proctor Diplomate examination (oral, practical, or written) – 2 points per year
- Participate in speakers’ bureau – 2 points per year
- Collaborate on a position paper – 2 points per year
- Review case reports/research papers – 1 point for each report or paper with a maximum of 3 points per
year - Diplomate mentor – 1 point per mentee per year with a maximum of 2 points per year
- Teach a Diplomate preparatory course – 2 points per hour with a maximum of 4 points per year
- Other duties as approved by Chair – variable with a maximum of 5 points per year
IV. Lecturing Activities
- Teach non-Academy CE or CME course related to Section – 1 point per hour with a maximum of 2
points per year - Teach a course related to Section in accredited institution of higher education – 1 point per 10 hours with
a maximum of 2 points per year (Is this right?)
V. Scholarly Activities
- Article in peer-reviewed publication on a topic related to Section – 3 points per publication
- Review peer-reviewed publications on a topic related to Section – 1 point per review
- Serve on an NIH, NSF, or DoD review panel – 2 points per session
VI. Other Activities
- Serve on the Academy Board of Directors – 5 points per year
- Attend non-Academy CE or CME course related to Section – ½ point for ½ day with a maximum of 2
points per year
VII. Core Activities (inclusion of this option is not required for any Section)
- Section defined – 5 points maximum