Eligible Fellow Applicants Must Fulfill All of the Following:
☐ For physicians: MD, DO, or equivalent foreign degree and board certification in a
specialty recognized by the ABMS
For physician assistants: PA degree and NCCPA certification
For nurse practitioners: MSN or DNP degree and ACC, AANP, ANCC, NCBPNP/N or
NCC certification
For practice administrators: Baccalaureate (BA, BS) or equivalent foreign degree
☐ ☐Time spent on the combination of clinical and non-clinical work devoted to hospital
medicine must comprise at least 50 percent of total professional activity
☐ ☐A minimum of five years as practicing hospitalist
☐ ☐A minimum of three years as a member of SHM
☐ ☐Current SHM membership is in good standing, and payment of dues is up to date
(a lapse in membership will result in loss of Fellow status)
☐ ☐Registration and attendance at a minimum of one SHM annual meeting plus one of
the following:
› One additional SHM annual meeting
› One regional meeting (e.g. San Francisco, Southern, Midwest)
› One SHM Leadership Academy course
› One national Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting (sponsored by SHM, AAP and APA)
› One Canadian Hospital Medicine Society national meeting
› SHM/AAPA Bootcamp
Visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/events for dates and details.
☐ ☐Endorsement via letters of recommendation by two active SHM members who have been in good standing for at least two years
☐ ☐No history of professional disciplinary action resulting in suspension or revocation of
credentials or license within the past five years
☐ ☐View a PDF of the Hospital Medicine Core Competency points requirements for
the following:
› Physician: Part 1, Part 2
› Nurse practitioner / physician assistant: Part 1, Part 2
› Practice Administrator: Part 1, Part 2