2010 Call for Fellows of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
The ISPE Board of Directors has created a special elected category of membership for its outstanding leadership. Elected members are designated 'ISPE Fellows'. Fellowship Status is awarded upon election as Fellow by the board on the recommendation of a committee of peers (the Fellowship & Awards Committee). Consideration for election to fellowship is open to those who are recognized as having leadership roles in pharmacoepidemiology.Benefits of Fellowship
Upon achievement of Fellow Status, Fellows are entitled to:- Refer to themselves in public statements, documents, and resumes as "Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology" and add the letters FISPE after other credentials;
- Receive appropriate recognition on ISPE correspondence, membership lists, and attendance lists;
- Be provided with appropriate recognition at all ISPE meetings via specially designed nametags with identifying ribbons; and
- From time to time be eligible to receive other special awards and recognitions reserved for ISPE fellows.
Criteria for Fellowship
Fellows must meet or exceed all of the following:- Seniority: at least five (5) years of non-student membership.
- Scholarship: show evidence of substantial scholarship as reflected in the quality and impact of publications.
- Service to ISPE: substantial, active and leadership roles in ISPE (refer to application form for examples).
- Leadership: evidence of leadership in the discipline of pharmacoepidemiology
- Member in good standing of ISPE, including being current in dues payment.
Process of Selection
- Completion of a self-assessment section of the application form to judge fulfilment of above criteria for Fellowship.
- Submission of recommendation letters by two ISPE Fellows designated by the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae and application form submitted by the candidate to the ISPE office by the deadline.
- Review of and recommendation of nominations by the Fellowship & Awards Committee comprised entirely of elected Fellows.
- Discretionary election by a majority of the Board.
Process
The Fellowship and Awards Committee will consider all completed applications received in the ISPE Office by February 26, 2010 for Fellow status to be conferred in 2010. The Subcommittee will submit its recommendations to the ISPE Board of Directors for consideration at the Board's Mid-Year Meeting. All applications approved for FIPSE status will be inducted at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Brighton, United Kingdom.Deadline
Complete applications must be received at the ISPE Office by March 5, 2010.Click here for the 2010 FISPE Application
