Membership Criteria
Fellow: Designation as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Psychology encompasses a professional knowledge base and a broad array of skills and techniques used by doctors of psychology for the identification, prevention, intervention and amelioration of a variety of mental disorders and the psychological components of physical disorders by means of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. You may join as a Fellow of the Academy if you meet the following criteria:

a) A doctoral degree from a psychology program accredited by the APA, CPA, or listed in the publication Doctoral Psychology Programs Meeting Designation Criteria. Applicants credentialed in the most recent directory of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, or the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ), (ASPPB) qualifying as meeting the doctoral degree requirements.

b) Licensure or Certification at the independent practice level as a psychologist in the State, Province, or Territory in which the psychologist practices.

c) Applicant program of study must meet APA model guidelines of 300 hours with 100 patient/1year preceptorship or its equivalent.

d) The applicant training program in medical psychology must be offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education or postdoctoral program sponsored by a state or provincial psychological association or other continuing education entity whose offerings qualify for continuing education credit as authorized by the APA.