2017Annual Fellowship Maintenance Requirements

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A Fellow in the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) has to demonstrate practical and academic excellence in the area of sports sciences. In addition the Fellow must show that he or she is using this knowledge and skill to promote chiropractic as a viable and responsible profession concerned with the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

Requirements for Maintaining Active Fellowship:

  1. Payment of the yearly membership dues as set by the RCCSS(C) Board and Fellowship Committee.
  1. Involvement in at least TWO of the following areas.

You mustdescribe the activityin the text box provided and mark all that apply.

Teaching undergraduate; minimum 12 hours

Teaching post-graduate; minimum 12 hours

Write asports related paper of publishable quality of at least two thousand (2000)words(includes case reports, scientific literature reviews, etc.)

Attend or participate online in a sports specific scientific symposium or symposiums; minimum 12 hours

Active involvement in a publishable sports related research project of scientifically admissible quality

Sports consultant/team chiropractor, “field” hours; minimum 12 hours

Administrative work in conjunction with the RCCSS(C); minimum 12 hours

Note: It is the responsibility of each individual member of the RCCSS(C) to provide proof of requirements on request, to the Chair of the Fellowship Committee.

Non-compliance

If an individual does not comply with the requirements to maintain active Fellowship status, as determined by the Fellowship Committee, the Fellow will be designated as inactive and will not be eligible to vote. The practitioner’s name may be deleted from the Fellowship list. Every opportunity will be given to the member to comply with these requirements and consideration will be given to each individual situation. Removal of one’s name from the active Fellowship list will be on the recommendation of the Fellowship Committee, or other fellows, and approval of the RCCSS(C) Board and will be reported to the CCA, CFCREAB, and any other Board, organization or association which may be affected by the change in the individual’s status. Reinstatement will be considered when it is shown that all the requirements have been adhered to, and will be on the recommendation of the Fellowship Committee and approval of the RCCSS(C) Board.

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RCCSS(C) Office

120-602-12th Ave. SW

Calgary Ab. T2R 1J3

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