Show commitment to the field of risk management and to your professional development as a leader in the field.
DFASHRM
Distinguished Fellow of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - for superior achievement
FASHRM
Fellow of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - for outstanding achievement
Who is Eligible?
Academic/Professional Designations
Continuing Education Criteria
Continuing Education Reporting Form
Employment Experience
Contributions to the Field of Risk Management
Designation Process and Advancement
FAQs
Application Fees and Procedure
Application Form
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
DFASHRM participation is limited to current ASHRM members who have been members for a minimum of 10 years. Membership years need not be consecutive.
FASHRM participation is limited to current ASHRM members who have been members for a minimum of five years. Membership years need not be consecutive.
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Distinguished Fellow: Applicants must have earned a minimum of three of the designations listed, at least one of which must be from Category A (below).
Fellow: Applicants must have earned a minimum of two of the designations listed, at least one of which must be from Category A or B (below).
Academic/Professional Categories
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Category A
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Category B
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Category C
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Ph.D.
MD
JD
MBA
MPA
MPH
MHA
MS/MA
Ed.M.
CPHRM
MHSA
MN
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RN
BA
BS
CPCU
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Healthcare technicians/technologists (certified, licensed or registered)
Barton Certificate Program in Healthcare Risk Management
American Board of Healthcare Risk Management (ABHRM)
Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager (CHEM)
TEACH program (The Virginia Insurance Reciprocal)
Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
Associate in Claims (AIC)
Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM)
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA)
The Healthcare Risk Management Certificate Program (The New England Healthcare Assembly)
Associate in Underwriting (AU)
Healthcare Risk Management Certificate Program, MMI Companies, Inc. (HRM)
Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU)
Florida Risk Management Institute, Inc. course
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Associate Healthcare Risk Management Quality Review (AHRMQR)
Risk Management for Health Care Organizations (RMHC 351) Course, Insurance Institute of America
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Other academic/professional designations may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the ASHRM Board of Directors upon submission of information about the designation.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CRITERIA
Distinguished Fellow: Applicants must provide evidence of at least 150 contact hours of risk management (or related) continuing education credit earned within 10 years prior to the date of application.
Fellow: Applicants must provide evidence of at least 75 contact hours of risk management (or related) continuing education credit earned within five years prior to the date of application.
To be accepted as qualifying continuing education credit, continuing professional education must relate to the content categories identified below:
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Content Category
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Code
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Loss prevention/reduction
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1
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Claims/litigation management
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2
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3
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Regulatory/accreditation compliance
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4
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Risk management operations
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5
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Bioethics
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6
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Candidates must submit copies of continuing education certificates with their application, with the following information on each certificate:
Name of program
Date of program
Content code
Contact hour: A contact hour is defined as 60 minutes of educational experience. The following table provides a conversion of other units of education into contact hours:
1 academic semester credit = 15 contact hours
1 academic quarter credit = 10 contact hours
1 CEU or continuing education unit = 10 contact hours
1 CME or CDE = 1 contact hour.
Candidates must complete the Continuing Education Reporting Form.
ASHRM may disqualify incomplete continuing education certificates.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Distinguished Fellow: Applicants must possess at least 10 years experience in a position(s) with primary job responsibility for activities related to risk management.
Fellow: Applicants must possess at least five years of experience in a position(s) with primary job responsibility for activities related to risk management.
NOTE: For purposes of this professional recognition program, “risk management (or related)” includes any function, organization or discipline that has, as its mission or purpose, to reduce or prevent the incidence of speculative or casualty (as opposed to “business”) risks for health care or health care-related organizations.
Documentation must be produced to show experience in risk financing, loss control, claims and litigation, regulatory/accreditation compliance or loss prevention. All applicants for either designation must submit the following documentation of employment experience:
Current Job Description
Signed by the individual to whom the applicant reports
Professional References
Two letters of reference from professionals familiar with the applicant’s employment history (applicants are encouraged to ask references to submit their reference letters directly to ASHRM)
Employment Experience
Typed summary of risk management (or related) experience indicating growth of responsibility and authority during the required 10-year (for Distinguished Fellow) or five-year (for Fellow) employment period – summary may be in the form of a descriptive resume or CV
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF RISK MANAGEMENT
Distinguished Fellow: Applicants must meet all requirements in all three of the contribution categories listed below.
Fellow: Applicants must meet all requirements in any two of the contribution categories listed below.
NOTE: For purposes of this professional recognition program, routine job responsibility will be defined as “any function, activity, task or responsibility regularly undertaken by an employee in order to maintain employment with the employer.” A “routine job responsibility” may or may not be described in the applicant’s job description. For purposes of this definition, “employer” shall include any subsidiary or affiliated organizations of the applicant’s employer. Payment of an honorarium or travel expenses by a third party may be evidence that the activity was not a routine job responsibility.
Contribution categories
Leadership
At least two examples of risk management-related leadership positions that are not a matter of routine job responsibilities (e.g., organization officer, Board member, committee chairperson) and that are at least two years in duration:
- Within the past 10 years
- Dates of service
- Activities performed
- Written verification of title and leadership position held provided by the organizations cited
Publishing
A copy of a book chapter or at least two articles published in journals or periodicals with documented circulation exceeding 1,000 readers:
- Published within five years prior to the date the applicant is applying for recognition
- Related to the field of risk management (cite Content code listed under Continuing Education section)
- All articles or book chapters submitted must bear the publication’s name and date of publication
- Articles published as a matter of routine job responsibility will not be accepted
- The applicant must be the primary author of at least one of the publications submitted.
Lecturing
At least two examples of participation as a speaker or faculty member in risk management programs conducted within five years prior to the date the applicant is applying for recognition (cite Content Code listed under Continuing Education Criteria section):
- Documentation verifying the purpose or occasion for the lecture or presentation (lectures or presentations delivered as a matter of routine job responsibility will not be accepted)
- Acceptable documentation includes either program brochures or correspondence from the programs’ sponsors
DESIGNATION PROCESS
All designations of Fellow and Distinguished Fellow are granted by the ASHRM Board of Directors based upon review of the applicants’ credentials. Only completed applications will be submitted to the Board for its review and vote of approval. Applicants who submit incomplete applications will be notified regarding the need for further information or documentation.
Completed applications are reviewed by the Board of Directors during regular meetings. Applicants approved by the Board shall be notified by the ASHRM President; unsuccessful applicants shall be notified by the ASHRM Executive Director regarding areas in need of improvement.
Successful applicants receive plaques of recognition, and their designations are announced at the annual business meeting. Names, titles and designations also are published in ASHRM publications.
DESIGNATION ADVANCEMENT
Fellows who wish to advance to the Distinguished Fellow level may at any time submit evidence to ASHRM demonstrating they have met all pertinent achievement criteria. A fee of $50 is required. The applications for advancement will be reviewed, and approved or not approved, by the ASHRM Board of Directors according to the established designation process.
FAQs
APPLICATION FEES AND PROCEDURE
Completed application forms, including all supportive documentation, may be submitted at any time during the year. Each must be accompanied by a one-time, nonrefundable application fee of $125 for Distinguished Fellow and $100 for Fellow.
Unsuccessful applicants who reapply for either designation within 12 months of the decision are exempt from these application fees. There will be a $50 reapplication fee after that time.
Please complete application form and send it along with all supportive documents and the application fee to:
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
ASHRM Professional Recognition Program
Suite 2800
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
Checks or money orders should be payable to the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Do not send cash. Incomplete applications will be retained for three months and then returned to the applicant minus the application fee.
Questions? Call (312) 422-3980.
