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Membership Information and Online Applications

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Purpose:
The American Association of Medical Dosimetrists is an international society established to promote and support the Medical Dosimetry profession. We provide opportunities for education, a forum for professional interaction and a representative voice in the healthcare community. The Society seeks to promote an ideal of professional conduct to which its members should aspire and endorses the highest standards of patient care.

Member Benefits:
Click here for an overview of AAMD member benefits.
Click here for an overview of AAMD corporate member benefits.

Member Plus

Join AAMD or renew at your regular rate, add the Member Plus option for an additional $100 and you will have the opportunity to earn a minimum of 20 online CE credits per year - 10 credits through CE modules and 10 credits through webinars. The total number of CEs above 20 may vary slightly from year to year. International members (from all other countries, including Canada) can join AAMD at $150 and take advantage of the Member Plus online CE credits - and receive a subscription to the AAMD journal, Medical Dosimetry. For full topics and details click here.

Membership:
All memberships are renewed annually and follow the calendar year schedule. Renewal notices are sent out in October each year. Status of membership in the AAMD should reflect a current Member's career position. Members are required to change their membership status as their position in the profession changes. The dues amounts listed below are valid for 2013. New members who join between January 1 - September 30 will be members for the current membership year and will receive any back issues of the Medical Dosimetry Journal. Members who join after October 1, will automatically be moved to the next membership year and will have online access to Medical Dosimetry, but will not receive hard copy journals until the next calendar cycle.

Instructions

  1. Complete the online application form.

  2. Student and OJT applicants: Must send a letter, written on letterhead, from your medical dosimetry education program director or supervisor indicating start and end dates of your program or on-the-job training. AAMD's mailing address is provided below.

    American Association of Medical Dosimetrists
    2201 Cooperative Way, Suite 600
    Herndon, VA 20171

Membership Categories

  • Full CMD Members: (2013 DUES: USD $200/year) *
    Full CMD Members are individuals who are certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB). These members receive all AAMD member benefits and have the right to vote, hold board positions, participate on a standing or ad hoc committees and vote. (Membership Application)

  • Professional Associate Members: (2013 Dues: USD $200 per year)*
    Professional Associate Members are individuals who are interested in the field of medical dosimetry, but who are ineligible to be a Full Member. This includes, but is not limited to, non-certified Medical Dosimetrists, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists and Radiation Therapists. They receive all member benefits except the right to vote or hold office. They may serve on a standing or ad hoc committee. (Membership Application)

  • International Members: (2013 Dues: USD $150 per year)*
    International Members are individuals who live outside of North America who are either certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board or interested in the field of medical dosimetry. This includes, but is not limited to, CMDs, non-certified Medical Dosimetrists, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists and Radiation Therapists or their recognized counterparts in a foreign country. They receive all member benefits including those of Member Plus. International Members may serve on a standing or ad hoc committee. (Membership Application)

  • On-The-Job-Trainee Members (OJT): (2013 Dues: USD $120 per year)*
    OJT Members are individuals who are working full-time as Medical Dosimetrists but receiving their formal training on the job under the supervision of a board certified Medical Physicist or CMD. They shall have all the obligations, rights, and privileges of a Full Member except the right to vote or hold office. They receive all member benefits except the right to vote or hold office. They may serve on a standing or ad hoc committee.
    OJT applicants will need to mail or email the following information after their application has been submitted online.
    (Membership Application)

Letter of verification from one of the following: Board Certified Physicist, Board Certified Dosimetrist, or Radiation Oncologist

Letter to be printed on Hospital/Clinic letterhead and should include the following:

  • Applicant's name
  • Verification that applicant is employed full time
  • Verification that applicant is classified as an "On-The-Job-Trainee" dosimetrist and under the direct supervision of a Physicist/CMD.
  • Date that applicant is board eligible

Applicant will only be eligible for this category for a period of 36 months, upon yearly membership renewal applicant will have to provide documentation that they are still working as a dosimetrist trainee at the same institution as original application. If applicant is not still employed they will need to reapply as a Professional Associate member, or provide documentation that they are still a dosimetrist trainee at another institution, but will still only be eligible for trainee category for a total of 36 months, including prior training time.

  • Student Members: (2013 DUES: USD $60 per year) *
    Student Members are individuals who are full-time students enrolled in a JRCERT accredited or JRCERT applicant medical dosimetry program. Student membership status shall extend for such time as the individual continuously remains enrolled in the medical dosimetry program, but not to exceed a period of two (2) years. Student members are encouraged to serve in an advisory capacity to committees. (Student Membership Application)

  • Corporate Membership: (2013 DUES: USD $275 per year)*
    Corporate Members are corporations who are interested in the field of medical dosimetry and the Corporation's involvement therein. They shall have all the obligations, rights and privileges of Full CMD Members except the right to vote, hold office, or serve on a standing or ad hoc committee; however, they may, and are encouraged to serve in an advisory capacity to committees. (Membership Application)

  • Retired Members: (2013 DUES: USD $150 per year)*
    Retired Members are individuals members who are 55 years of age or older, have been an AAMD member for at least 10 years and who request the membership committee to change their membership class to Retired Member. Retired members must apply for change of classification if returning to the workforce. They shall have all the obligations, rights and privileges of Full CMD Members except the right to vote, hold office, or serve on a standing or ad hoc committee; however, they may, and are encouraged to serve in an advisory capacity to committees. (Membership Application)

  • Honorary Members:
    Honorary Members shall be individuals who have rendered outstanding service in the field of medical radiation dosimetry. Nominations for Honorary Members may be made by any member of the membership committee. Nominations must be written and must detail the individual's qualifications and contributions. The member-ship committee shall present the nomination to the Board of Directors. An affirmative vote of three-fourths of the Board of Directors is necessary for election to the classification of honorary member. They shall pay no dues, and shall have all the obligations, rights and privileges of Full Members except the right to vote, hold office, or serve on a standing or ad hoc committee, however, they may, and are encouraged to serve in an advisory capacity to committees.

  • Membership Classification Change:
    If you are a current member of AAMD and need to change your membership classification, download the Classification Change application and send it to AAMD Headquarters. (Classification Change Application)

* Note: Each year, $54.00 of your membership dues goes towards a subscription to MEDICAL DOSIMETRY