Members/Committees
The Academy membership is comprised of over 1,200 medical professionals working together in treating patients with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities by disseminating education and research.
This distinguished group includes members from the following specialties:
- Biostatistics & Epidemiology
- Clinical Scientist
- Dentistry
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Dietician / Nutrition
- Education
- Engineering
- Family Practice
- General Medicine
- Hand Surgery
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Kinesiology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthotics
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehab
- Physical Therapy
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Research & Development
- Speech
The following member types make up the AACPDM.
Fellow Members
Fellow Members in the Academy shall consist: of (1) members of the medical profession in good standing and other individuals with appropriate doctorate degrees who manifest by their work a significant interest and competence in cerebral palsy and/or other neuro-developmental disorders and whose professional activity is consistent with the purposes of the Academy; and (2) individuals with at least a bachelor's degree who manifest by their professional contribution a significant interest in cerebral palsy and/or other neuro-developmental disorders.
International Corresponding Members
Foreign Corresponding Members shall be: (1) members of the medical profession or other fields of science at the doctoral level; or (2) professionals with at least a bachelor's degree. Such Corresponding Members shall manifest by their work a significant interest in cerebral palsy and/or other neuro-developmental disorders and reside outside the United States or Canada.
Student Members
Student Members shall be a professional attending post-entry professional training (i.e. residency, clinical fellowship, masters or doctoral programs). Full-time Resident/Trainee and graduate students may use this category of membership up to two (2) consecutive years. Documentation of this status will be required (i.e. a letter from supervisor of fellowship training program).
Emeritus Members
Emeritus Members are those in good standing in the Academy who at their request have such status conferred on them because of age beyond 70 years, or because of retirement from active practice or because of other sufficient reason, pending approval by the Membership Committee.
AACPDM Members, click here to access the private members and committee forum sections.
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