| Fellow Member: A Fellow
member of the Academy shall be a graduate of a program accredited
by the AMA Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation
(CAHEA), the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP), or successor agency. Fellow members
of the Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants are required
to be employed as a PA or a PA educator and be members of
the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Fellow members
are entitled to all rights and privileges of the Academy,
including the rights to vote and hold office. |
| Associate Member:
Associate members shall be persons who are qualified for Fellow
membership except are not members of the American Academy
of Physician Assistants. Associate members shall be accorded
the privileges of the floor at general membership meetings,
but shall not be entitled to hold office or vote on national
issues. They are allowed to vote on local issues, including
election of officers, but cannot vote for House of Delegate
representatives. |
| Affiliate Member:
An Affiliate member of the Academy shall consist of individuals
approved by the Board of Directors from the health professions,
licensed physicians, and others who desire to associate with
the Academy. Affiliate members shall be entitled to the privileges
of the floor, but shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.
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| Student Member: Members
in good standing of a Student Society from a(n) (provisionally)
accredited Physician Assistant Program shall be eligible for
membership in the Academy by such standing. Privileges shall
include the right to attend all general membership meetings
with privileges of the floor. However, they shall not vote
or hold office with the exception of the student representatives
to the Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistant Board of Directors
as delineated in Article V, Section 1. Physician Assistant
students not members of a Student Society from a(n) (provisionally)
accredited Physician Assistant Program shall be eligible for
membership in the Academy upon payment of an annual fee and
upon approval of a simple majority of the Board of Directors.
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| Honorary Member:
Persons of distinction who have rendered outstanding services
to the Academy may be designated as honorary members. Nominations
for Honorary membership may be made by officers, Fellow or
Associate members of the Academy, and must be approved by
a majority of the eligible voting membership. Honorary members
shall be accorded the privileges of the floor at general membership
meetings, but shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.
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| Sustaining Member :
Sustaining members shall consist of those CAHEA, CAAHEP or
successor agency approved physician assistant program graduates
who have chosen not to actively practice in the profession
and opt to be classified as sustaining members. Sustaining
members shall be entitled to privileges of the floor, but
shall not be entitled to vote or hold office. |
| Hardship Member:
Individuals who qualify for membership, but whose special
circumstances make payment of membership dues an unreasonable
hardship. The membership committee chair will review petitioners
for Hardship Membership on an individual basis. Cause for
petition may include, but not restricted to, service in the
Peace Corps, missionary health practice, illness, injury,
or medical disability. |
| Chapter Member: Any
Constituent Chapter in good standing of the American Academy
of Physician Assistants shall be eligible for chapter membership
in the Nebraska Academy by such standing. One individual shall
represent each Chapter Member. This individual shall be recognized
as the Chapter representative by a letter from the Constituent
Chapter stating the individual is the representative and this
letter shall appear on Chapter letterhead and signed by the
Chapter Secretary. The representative individual shall be
accorded the privileges of the floor, but cannot vote or hold
office. |
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