Membership

Eligibility

A. All residency training programs in Emergency Medicine that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education are eligible for full membership. A member program shall be defined as a graduate training program in Emergency Medicine holding current accreditation by the Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine.

B. All residency training programs in Emergency Medicine that are not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education are eligible for associate membership. An associate member program shall be defined as any existing graduate training program in emergency medicine without current accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Associate membership is also available for programs actively developing new residency training programs in Emergency Medicine.

C. Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs qualify for associate membership if they accept Emergency Medicine residency graduates as fellows.

D. Emergency Medicine training programs accredited by the American Osteopathic Association are eligible for associate membership.

E. International Emergency Medicine residency training programs are eligible for associate membership.

F. Emergency Medicine Residency Coordinators shall establish an organizational structure and educational opportunities for residency coordinators. Residency coordinators from programs with current membership in the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors are eligible to participate. The residency coordinators may elect an executive committee and establish guidelines for conducting activities. Guidelines must be in concordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors and be approved by the coordinators and the CORD Board of Directors.

Representation

A. All full member programs, with the exception of fellowship programs, shall have three representatives consisting of the residency director and two faculty designees. Additional faculty members may be appointed by the Residency Director for a fee as described in Article III, Section 3 of the Bylaws.

B. All associate members with the exception of fellowship programs, shall have a maximum of three representatives consisting of the residency director or person who is actively developing a program and two designees of the program.

C. Fellowship program associate members shall have a maximum of one representative, consisting of the fellowship director.

D. Each representative of full and associate member programs shall be eligible for participation in the organization's activities, including serving on committees and task forces. However, associate member representatives and residency coordinators shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors or chair committees or task forces.

E. Former full member representatives to CORD who no longer have representative status may petition the Board of Directors for alumni membership. Such membership shall be limited to those who have made significant contributions to CORD. An alumni member will be approved by the Board of Directors for a term of two years and must reapply for continued membership. An alumni member may serve on, or chair, CORD committees or task forces. Alumni members are not eligible for election to the Board of Directors. Alumni members will not be counted as one of the three representatives of the program as described in Article III, Section 2A of the Bylaws.

F. Former full member representatives to CORD who no longer have representative status, but have made significant contributions to CORD may petition the Board of Directors for emeritus membership. Emeritus membership shall allow for continued involvement within the organization as an honorary member. Emeritus membership status is for an indefinite period of time or for a period of time approved by the Board of Directors. Emeritus members will not be eligible for election to the Board of Directors.

Dues

Each full member program who appoints more than 3 representatives shall pay an extra fee to be determined by the Board of Directors and assessed at the time annual dues are paid.

For more information, see Bylaws.