Membership in the Society of Family Planning is open to any qualified individual who is in good professional standing and has an interest in family planning demonstrated through post-doctoral training, a substantial clinical or laboratory practice, or academic presentations and publications within this field. This includes persons who perform clinical, basic science, epidemiologic, social science, demographic, statistical, or related types of studies. The essential criterion for selection is continuing identification with the field of family planning. Learn benefits of membership.
There are two categories of SFP membership:
Membership criteria
Minimum criteria: Any qualified person who is in good professional standing and has an interest in family planning by demonstrating post-doctoral training, a substantial clinical or laboratory practice in this field, or academic presentations or writings within this field is eligible for membership in the Society, including persons who perform clinical, basic science, epidemiologic, social services, demographic, statistical or related types of studies. The essential criterion for selection is continuing identification with the field of family planning. Every applicant for membership must be sponsored by two Fellows in good standing with SFP.
Fellowship
Membership dues: $400/year
To be considered for membership as a Fellow, an applicant must meet the minimum criteria for membership (listed above) and both the authorship and presentation of knowledge requirements:
- Authorship: one of the following:
- a minimum of three (3) original research articles related to family planning in peer-review journals, at least two (2) as first author; or
- a minimum of two (2) articles and one (1) academic book chapter, all three (3) as first author.
- Presentation of knowledge: one of the following:
- at least one scientific abstract, oral or poster, at a SFP Annual Scientific Meeting* prior to applying for membership as a SFP Fellow; or
- 15 publications in family planning to be submitted to and reviewed by the Membership Committee and the SFP board to judge whether the scholarly work supports induction of the fellow.
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Junior Fellowship
Membership dues: $200/year
To be considered for membership as a Junior Fellow, an applicant must meet the minimum criteria for membership (listed above) and at least one of the following requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (for example, MD, MPH, PhD);
- Currently participating in a post-graduate training program (for example, residency, fellowship); or
- Has completed a graduate degree or training program.
Once an individual is accepted as a Junior Fellow into SFP, he or she may retain membership as a Junior Fellow for up to five years after the completion of a graduate degree or postgraduate training but for no longer than seven consecutive years total. After the seventh year, if fellowship criteria are not fulfilled, membership will lapse until and unless the criteria for the fellow category are fulfilled.
A Junior Fellow may apply for membership as a Fellow at any time that he or she meets the requirements for membership as a Fellow.
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*Since our inception in 2005, SFP Scientific Meetings have been held annually at the Reproductive Health conference. Beginning in 2011, these meetings will be part of the new annual North American Forum on Family Plannin, produced by SFP and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
