Membership

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Membership Requirements per ACOOG Bylaws:

ACGME trained Physicians - ACOOG recognizes the importance of incorporating ACGME trained DOs into our college. This link contains our brochure and a membership application.

Life Membership- The applicant for Life membership in this College shall have been a Senior or Regular member in good standing for the preceding ten (10) years and shall have reached the age of sixty-five (65) - or - shall have been a Senior or Regular member in good standing for the preceding ten (10) years and retired from active practice as determined by the Board of Trustees of this College.

Regular Membership - Regular membership shall be available to Osteopathic physicians who have completed AOA-approved postdoctoral training or ACGME-approved postdoctoral training in obstetrics and gynecology, who are members in good standing of the American Osteopathic Association and who are otherwise qualified for such membership. Letter of Recommendation Form for Regular membership.

Candidate Membership - Osteopathic physicians in obstetrics and gynecology or related training programs approved by the American Osteopathic Association or ACGME shall be eligible for and granted Candidate membership. Candidate membership shall continue and dues shall be waived while the individual is enrolled in an approved training program and shall be extended one year following successful completion of the program. Candidate members, upon successful completion of formal training, shall be immediately eligible for Regular membership. During this extension, the Candidate member must apply for Regular membership.

Associate Membership - The applicants for Associate membership shall be osteopathic physicians who are members of the American Osteopathic Association and are engaged in the practice of a specialty other than obstetrics and gynecology and have a specific interest in the College.

Affiliate Membership - Any individual whose association with the College will, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees, be beneficial to the objectives and purposes of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists is eligible for Affiliate membership.

Disability Waiver - Any member may apply for a waiver of dues based on a medical disability that lowers his/her total annual income to a level determined by the policy of the Board and published annually at the time of the General Membership meeting. Such waiver is subject to proper receipt of required documentation outlined in the Board policy and in the event of continuing disability, is subject to annual renewal only if requested by the member and re-approved by the Board.

Intern/Student Membership - The applicants for intern or student membership shall either be students of osteopathic medical schools or graduates who are currently in AOA approved internships, whether osteopathic, allopathic or military. Membership shall be by written application to the ACOOG, submitted any time prior to or during the student/intern year with written documentation of said positions. Student membership shall run the entire four years of undergraduate eligibility as long as good standing is maintained and shall extend into the intern year. Intern membership shall run one year, as long as good standing is maintained and shall be eligible to be extended by re-application according to the other membership categories.

Distinguished Fellow - Any Senior or Life member of the College who provides evidence of meeting the "Criteria for Eligibility for Distinguished Fellowship" to the Executive Director shall be considered for the title of Distinguished Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The application shall be delivered before June 1 preceding the Annual Meeting to the Executive Director, who in turn shall submit the candidate's name and dossier to the Distinguished Fellows. Three-fourths majority aye votes, of those ballots returned by September 1, shall be necessary for election to Distinguished Fellowship. The Executive Director at the midyear meeting shall submit the vote to the Board of Trustees for final approval, and the applicant must be present for the conferring of the title within two consecutive College meetings.