Medical Fitness Fellowship
The Medical Fitness Association “Fellow” designation honors members who have demonstrated exceptional service to the Medical Fitness Association, medical fitness industry and to their local community.
Fellowship provides a means to recognize excellence, innovation and significant contributions to the medical fitness industry, and leadership in the Medical Fitness Association.
The Medical Fitness Association Fellowship is not just another membership category. It is reserved for current members who are physicians, scientists and healthcare/wellness/fitness professionals with a demonstrated interest in medical fitness whose documented accomplishments support the stated objectives of the Medical Fitness Association.
“As I began to move over to the Marketing Department for Healthplex Associates, I was asked to become more involved with MFA. This was a challenge for me as my background was not fitness, but accounting and business. I am always up for a challenge so I tackled this the only way I knew how which was to get involved with the organization. I started attending the annual meetings to better understand the mission of the organization and to meet people involved within the organization.
Leadership at MFA were so welcoming. I expressed interest in working on committees and low and behold, I found myself co-chairing the Outcomes Committee. I stayed with the Committee for two years and have since moved on to chair the Membership Committee. I also starting attending my Regional Conferences (SEMFA) which proved to be tons of fun and I found this was a really good way to network with other members. I love my chapter as it feels like one big happy family. Because they welcomed me with open arms, I accepted the position of secretary and am now the vice-chair.
MFA has allowed me to be a speaker at the Annual Conference, my Regional Conference and the Medical Fitness Institute. I enjoyed sharing my knowledge and enthusiasm for our industry with other members. I encourage all MFA members to become involved. This has been a very rewarding experience and I am humble to have been accepted as a Fellow of MFA.”
Lynn Robbins, CPA, FMFA
Executive Vice President
Healthplex Associates, Inc.
Benefits include:
- Organizational voting privileges
- Eligibility for Medical Fitness Association Board of Directors nominations
- Opportunity to attend special Fellow social and educational events
- Approval to use the initials FMFA (Fellow Medical Fitness Association)
- Certificate indicating designation of Fellowship
Over the years, each and every member has earned points by attending events, volunteering to speak, participating on committees, and more.
Download the Fellow Checklist to see how many points you have earned!
Important Notes Regarding the Application & Submission
The annual deadline for submitting your Fellowship application is August 31st.
Please read in full:
- There is a $50 non-refundable application fee that is due upon receipt of your application. Applications will not be considered without this fee.
- All applications, supplemental documents and Fellow Recommendation Forms must be typed. Applications, supplemental documents and Recommendation Forms that are not typed will not be considered.
- Please download the Application and fill it out as completely as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to gather and submit all supporting documents (Manuscript publication, article publication, reviewer for peer reviewed journal, etc.).
Please note: there is now an online form located at the bottom of this page. - Forms may be submitted electronically. Please send as .pdf documents.
General Instructions for Applying:
- Please take a moment and download the Application, Fellow Checklist and the Fellow Recommendation Form. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact Fellows from the list below for a recommendation.
- Compile all supplemental documents and fill out the Application electronically wherever there is “Click here to enter text”.
- Once all documentation is complete, please send to the Medical Fitness Association office via email or mail to Mariann Murphy at mariann.murphy@medicalfitness.org – Attention: Fellow Review Committee
Mail: Medical Fitness Association
Attention Fellow Review Committee
PO Box 3602
Pinehurst, NC 28374 - The $50 Application fee must be submitted in conjunction with your application: Download the Fellowship Application Payment Form.
To pay by check, please mail it to: Medical Fitness Association, PO Box 3602, Pinehurst, NC 28374
To pay by credit card, please call the Medical Fitness Association office at 910-420-8610.
You do not need to submit the Fellow Checklist. This is for your own records.
