SNMMI Fellow

Opening Date » October 1, 2021

Amount: Non-Monetary Award

Sponsor: SNMMI

Description:

• The purpose of the SNMMI Fellowship Program is to recognize members of SNMMI for their service to the Society and for their outstanding contributions to the field of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. SNMMI Fellowship is one of the most prestigious formal recognitions available to long-time SNMMI members and symbolizes distinguished service to SNMMI, as well as exceptional achievement in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

  Fellowship is bestowed upon only a small percentage of SNMMI members, and the Society aims to preserve the honor associated with being recognized as an SNMMI Fellow.

 

Requirements:

• At least 10 uninterrupted years as Full Member of the Society or at least 20 years as an Associate Member
  
  • Membership eligibility begins the first year in which the member joins the Society as a Full (vs. In-training) or Associate member.
  • Time spent serving in active duty in the U.S. military or the U.S. Public Health Service may be exempted from the 10-year consecutive Full-Member (or the 20-year consecutive Associate Member) requirement.
  • Time spent as an in-training member is not counted toward the 10-year consecutive Full-Member or the 20-year consecutive Associate Member requirement.
  • The 10 consecutive years as a Full Member or 20 years as the Associate Member does not have to be the years immediately preceding nomination.
  • For nominees with discontinuous membership, the application will be reviewed based on aggregate years of membership.
  • Deceased members will not be considered as nominees as SNMMI Fellows. However, should a member die after his/her nomination has been submitted and that candidate is selected, he/she will be granted Fellowship posthumously.
    

    Nominees must also have volunteer service to the SNMMI AND/OR contributions to SNMMI through affiliated International Organizations. This must reflect significant contributions to the Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging community.

    Examples include:

    1. Outstanding leadership documented through the specific results achieved.
    2. Exceptional performance as editor-in-chief, associate editor or equivalent position for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine or a comparable journal in a related field (not including authorship or reviewing manuscripts).
    3. Organization of major programing such as symposia at regional, national or international meetings.
    4. Significant contributions to SNMMI international outreach activities; Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI); Sino-American Conference, Exchange Programs, etc.
• Significant contributions in volunteer service to the SNMMI OR contributions to SNMMI through affiliated International Organization, and one or more of the remaining areas
• Distinction in Scholarly activity in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
• Significant educational contributions in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
• Excellence in clinical practice of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

 

• All accomplishments must have been completed by the time of application in order to be eligible for consideration
• Letters of recommendation should be on institutional letterhead
• Nomination packets can be emailed to Grants&Awards@snmmi.org