Renewing Your Fellow Designation

The designation Fellow of the Academy can be renewed through one of two pathways.

Pathway One

Pathway One is service as faculty for a Certificate Program for Professional Development. Service as faculty is defined as the individual who is the primary author of a presentation, determining the selected readings and writing the required three examination questions.

Pathway Two

Pathway Two is the completion of one Certificate Program for Professional Development. Successful completion of a certificate program is the completion of eight of the ten certificate program modules including the three core modules, the reading of journal articles and/or book chapters chosen by the faculty and the successful completion of a written examination. OR The completion of identified education programming at the Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium may be used to meet the education portion of the renewal criteria. Sessions will be identified as eligible for fulfilling the renewal of the Fellow designation at each Annual Meeting. Each identified session will be worth two certificate program modules or 25% of the total renewal criteria. To renew the designation Fellows of the Academy would have to attend at least two Academy Annual Meetings in the five year renewal period to fulfill the renewal criteria.

Plus either authoring an accepted manuscript for the JPO or contributing to the O&P profession via significant (40 hour minimum) community service or volunteer service within the Academy (the minimum of 40 volunteer hours within the Academy must be earned making significant contributions or serving as a committee or society chair and shall be documented in writing by the Fellow applicant) or chairing a symposium or instructional course at an Academy Annual Meeting or making two presentations at Academy sponsored programs over the five year period or serving as a Residency Director of an NCOPE approved residency site.