FELLOWSHIP AWARD OF ACADEMY OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1. The Academy of Hospital Administration has firmly established    itself as a professional body in the field of hospital and health administration within a short period. It is a matter of pride that academy has passed all the mile stones of the infancy and reached a stage when we need to consider enhancing the status of the members. The members of the Academy have been unanimous in their opinion that modalities for award of fellowship of the academy be deliberated.
2. This paper aims at outlining the general philosophy, basic considerations, and fundamental criteria of the selection for the fellowship and the objective behind it.

2.0   GENERAL PHILOSOPHY

• The general philosophy of fellowship is peer recognition, recognition of extra ordinary contribution and noteworthy service in the field of hospital and health administration. Besides these the basic objective is to provide advancement opportunities to life members of the academy who attain specified number of years of active association with academy and recognition of their contribution made to the field of hospital administration.

 3.0   OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the award of fellowship could be

1. To provide a method for the conferment of fellowship and to provide recognition to individuals who have done or are doing noteworthy service in the field of hospital and health administration.
2. To provide opportunities for peer recognition as well as to appreciate extra-ordinary contribution to the profession of hospital and health administration within the total context of health service delivery.
3. To establish a standard of competence and to promote excellence in health and hospital administration.
4. To provide for hospital and health administration an opportunity for continuing education, peer recognition and expanded development in the profession.

4.0 CATEGORIES OF FELLOWSHIP

4.1 In view of the general philosophy, basic consideration and objectives mentioned above the following categories of the fellowship is proposed.

• Founder Fellows
• Life Fellows
• Honorary Fellows

Founder Fellows:

• The founder fellowship may be awarded to the individuals who have made extraordinary contribution to the hospital and health administration.

• This is primarily meant to recognize the torchbearers of the discipline of hospital and health administration with or without formal qualification in the field.

• It is to acknowledge those who have made notable contribution to the academy and put in untiring efforts for creation of the Academy of Hospital Administration.

• It is to recognize the peers in the discipline and those who have held important positions in the field of hospital and health administration and held them with distinction.

• The list of founder fellows should reflect towering professionals in the field of hospital and health
• administration.

• Founder fellowship will be awarded by nomination by the Executive committee. There would be no initiation fee for this fellowship.

• The citation of the founder fellows selected is to be read by a senior member of the academy during the special ceremony.

 Life Fellows:

• Advancement of a life member to the status of the life fellow shall be decided by the Executive committee on the recommendations of the credentials committee.

• A life member of the academy may be advanced to the status of fellow upon meeting such standards, requirements and qualifications as an established and approved by the Executive Committee/Board of Governors and passed in Annual General Body Meeting.

• Credential committee consisting of 11 [Eleven] members shall be constituted from among the fellows/life members of repute and of notable standing in the profession. The credential committee shall evaluate the applications for life fellowship on the basis of established committee to be changed at a time. The appointment to the Credential committee shall be approved by the Executive Committee and Annual General Body Meeting.

• The details of the criterions, procedure for Life fellowship are narrated subsequently.

• The Life fellowship will be awarded only to those holding Masters Degree in Hospital Administration [MHA] or MD [HA] or MD [CHA] from [recognized, reputed university]. In no case life fellowship can be awarded to those not in possession of the basic pre-requisite of post-graduate degree in Hospital Administration/Health Administration.

• The pre-requisite of the postgraduate degree for award of life fellowship cannot be condoned by the Credential Committee or Executive committee.

Honorary Fellowship

• Honorary fellowship is a special category of membership granted to men and women  who have made extraordinary contribution to the profession of hospital and health service administration within the total context of health service delivery.

• The Executive committee may grant Honorary Fellowship to individuals who have rendered distinguished service in the hospital or in related areas and who are otherwise ineligible for active status in the academy.

• Honorary fellows shall pay no initiation fees, or membership dues and shall be ineligible to sit on the Credential committee or executive committee or Board of Governors.

• Person, whether formally qualified hospital or health administrators or not who have made notable contribution in the field of hospital administration may on nomination by executive committee be admitted as Honorary fellows.

• Honorary fellowship will be awarded with much restraint and only in recognition of their extraordinary contribution. However, there should not be more than 15 Honorary Fellows at any given time.

• Conferment of an Honorary fellowship is the highest accolade the academy can bestow and the academy reserves it for persons of outstanding distinction.

• Procedure for conferring Honorary fellowship will be that the names suggested by the Credentials committee will be brought by the Chairman for discussions with the Executive committee. Chairman credential committee will prepare brief report on the extraordinary contributions made by the person in the field of hospital and health administration. 

• Executive committee will deliberate in the presence of full quorum for final decision. Each of the Executive members shall have veto power for deciding the award of Honorary fellowship.

5.0 Criterion Life Fellowship

• The criterion for conferring life fellowship needs careful considerations. The following basic criteria are proposed.

Basic Criteria

• Candidate must be a life member of the academy for minimum of 10 years.

• Eligibility of the candidate is to be determined primarily by

• The notable contribution made to the field of hospital/health administration
• The reputation and standing of the candidat in the profession.

Secondary Criteria

Extraordinary performance and notable contributions in the field of hospital and health administration examples:

1. Has attained a position or post in service (public /private) responsibility high enough to justify the level of merit and efficiency in medical field and perform in the same position for a reasonable period in an exemplary manner.
2. Special award or appreciations received from president or similar authorities for his / her
3. contribution in health administration.
4. Scholastic qualities of extraordinary nature as professor in hospital and health administration and publication of at least 10 original articles in the field of medico – administrative research.
5. Authored and published books on hospital and health management and has been acclaimed as an outstanding text book by the users in the field.
6. Has personally contributed to the cause of the Academy for its upliftment and progress in its activities.

Process for award of fellowship:

The proposal for award of fellowship to any distinguished life member can be initiated by either of the following ways:

1. A candidate duly proposed and seconded by any two life members.
2. Any candidate identified to be suitable for award of fellowship by the BoE.
3. The proposal will be submitted to the Chairman- Committee on Credentials.
4. The responsibility for identifying eligible candidates, preparing their brief, proposing their candidature to the BoE after obtaining consent from the concerned member will rest with the committee for credentials. The Chairman of Committee for Credentials will exercise due caution and diligence in proposing candidates for awarding fellowship.
5. While deciding the membership, the Committee should carry out a thorough background check and the individual’s contribution towards Health & Hospital Administration in general and to AHA in particular.

GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

1. The fellow/life members nominating the candidate should certify from personal knowledge of the professional and scientific achievements of the candidate.
2. Every Candidate shall be proposed and recommended by a statement in writing signed by at least two Fellows/Life members in good standing.
3. The criteria for selection to life fellowship are as under:-
   1. The candidate must be a life member of the academy for minimum of 10 years.
   2. The candidate must be a post-graduate degree holder in Hospital/Health Administration i.e. MHA/MD [HA]/MD [CHA] of reputed and MCI recognized university.

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