Denial of Application

1. Following a denial of application, the applicant may submit a new application after a waiting period of three years.
2. Applicants who have received a denial of application may request an appeal. To initiate an appeal, the applicant must submit a written request to the Executive Director. Appeals are heard under the direction of the Board of Regents. (As indicated in 4b, the College does not consider a postponement to be a denial of an application.)
3. The Board of Regents may reverse a denial of application at its discretion. However, the final decision of the Board of Regents, following an appeal, is binding.
4. No Action—No action is taken when an application is determined by the College's Division of Member Services to be incomplete. Incomplete applications are deferred for consideration to the following year.
5. Successful applicants (Initiates) are admitted into Fellowship during the Convocation at the College's Clinical Congress in October of each year. Fellowship is conferred by the President of the College.
• . Applicants are notified by letter of their acceptance for Fellowship and are admitted to Fellowship only after formal action of the Regents at the Convocation Ceremony held during the College's Clinical Congress.
• Between the date of the acceptance notification letter and the Convocation Ceremony, successful applicants are known as Initiates. Initiates are requested to notify the Division of Member Services of any changes in their location, practice association, type of practice or hospital privileges since such changes may affect their admission into Fellowship.
6. The College declines to furnish to anyone other than the applicant or those individuals concerned with the College's evaluation of the application information concerning the status of an application for Fellowship.

The regulations for admission into Fellowship have been formulated by the Board of Regents and apply uniformly to all applicants. No other means of admission is available.

Fees

1. Application Fee—This fee must accompany every application for Fellowship. The fee is intended to cover a portion of the cost
2. Initiate Fee—A statement for the Initiate fee is sent to the applicants who are notified of their Initiate status. If this fee is not received at the College by September 1 of the appropriate year, the Initiate will not be awarded Fellowship in the College.
3. Annual Dues—Upon the recommendation of the Board of Governors, the Board of Regents determines the amount of annual dues.