Diplomate renewal is consistent across all Academy Sections:
- The next Diplomate Renewal is due December 31, 2020 and then every 5 years thereafter on December 31as a "quinquennial" renewal process.
- New Diplomates who receive their Diplomate status any year that is between 2 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 5 years after obtaining their Diplomate status. This will allow the person some time to get active in the Section, and then after that they will be on the normal 5-year cycle.)
- A system for Diplomates to document their points for renewal online is currently in development.
Diplomate Renewal Point Requirements
Renewal Period: 5 years
Renewal points required: 25 points
I. Annual Academy Meeting Activities
- Attend Annual Meeting (living in North America) (3 points/year)
- Attend Annual Meeting from another continent (5 points/year)
- Attend Section CE course/papers or posters/symposium (1 point/hour [max 4 points/year])
- Teach Academy course/symposium related to Section (2 points/hour [max 4 points/year])
II. Section Activities
- Section Executive Committee (5 points/year)
- Section symposium participant 2 points/year)
- Present Section paper (2 points/paper)
- Present Section poster (1 point/poster)
- Section session moderator (1 point/session)
III. Diplomate Program Activities
- Diplomate committee chair or sub-chair (2 points/year)
- Diplomate committee member (1 point/year)
- Write a portion of Diplomate examination (5 points/year)
- Review exam with sub-chair (2 points/year)
- Proctor Diplomate examination (oral, practical, or written) (2 points/year)
- Participate in speakers’ bureau (2 points/year)
- Work on position paper (2 points/year)
- Review case reports/research papers (1 point/report or paper [max 3 points/year])
- Diplomate mentor (1 point/mentee/year [max 2 points/year])
- Teach a Diplomate Preparatory course (2 points/hour [max 4 points/year])
- Other duties approved by Chair (variable [max 5 points/year])
IV. Lecturing Activities
- Teach Non-Academy CE or CME course related to Section (1 point/hour [max 2 points/year])
- Teach course related to Section in accredited institution of higher ed. (1 point/10 hours [max 2 points/year])
V. Scholarly Activities
- Article in peer-reviewed publication on topic related to Section (3 points/publication)
- Reviewing peer-reviewed publications on topic related to Section (1 point/review)
- Serve on an NIH, NSF, or DoD review panel (2 points/session)
VI. Other Activities
- Serve on Academy Board of Directors (5 points/year)
- Attend Non-Academy CE or CME course related to Section ( ½ point/½ day [max 2 points/year])
VII. Core Activities (inclusion of this option is not required for any section)
- Section defined (5 pts maximum)