IATDMCT Membership & Journal award
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Purpose:
The purpose of this Award is to foster the educational
mission of IATDMCT by providing the benefits of membership
and the Journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to deserving
individuals who work in fields associated with therapeutic
drug monitoring or clinical toxicology and who reside
in designated developing countries (see attached list).
Funding
source:
Funding for the IATDMCT Membership & Journal Award
will be made through the voluntary contributions of
Association members and corporate sponsors. In addition
the publishers of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Lippincott,
Williams and Wilkins, will provide free subscription
to the Journal.
Renewing members can designate contributions to be applied to the "Developing Countries Fund" on the membership renewal form. Corporate sponsors may donate monies to be applied to the "Developing Countries Fund." Recognition of contributors will be made in the Association newsletter.
The Treasurer will establish and maintain the Fund account. The number of Awards made in a given year will be based on the amount in the Fund divided by the current membership fee. Funds will be provided for a two-year membership and Journal subscription.
Terms
of the Award:
Each Award recipient shall receive a two-year membership
to the Association as well as a subscription to the
Journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for that period.
All benefits of full membership will be awarded.
Who
may apply?
Any IATDMCT member in good standing may nominate an
individual from a designated developing country who
is unable to afford the annual membership dues and Journal
subscription.
In addition, applications for this Award will be invited
on behalf of members from designated developing countries
that have contributed to a Regional Meeting related
to the mission of the Association and on behalf of members
that have been recommended by members of Council.
Alternatively, individuals from designated developing
countries may apply without sponsorship.
Application
procedure and terms of the application:
Paper applications will be available from the management
office or will be available in electronic form from
the Association's website. Applications should be submitted
to the management office by October 31 of the year preceding
the Award year. Applications should include the following:
a)
A completed application form
b) A statement describing the expected value of IATDMCT
membership and access to the Journal to the individual
c) A statement of economic need (e.g., membership fee
($US) and Journal subscription in comparison to income)
Renewal of Award:
A recipient can submit an application for renewal to
be received by the management office by October 31 of
the year preceding the next Award year. The re-applicant
must indicate: (1) the benefit Association membership
and Journal access has brought to the recipient, (2)
how the recipient intends to contribute to the Association
during the period of renewal, and justify a continuing
case of economic need. Renewal will normally be limited
to one two-year Award.
Selection
of Awardees:
An evaluation committee will be comprised of the four
current IATDMCT Councilors and chaired by the Association
Secretary who votes only in the event of a tie. The
term of service will be two years. The Secretary will
receive copies of all applications from the management
office and distribute them by fax or e-mail to the committee
members by November 5 of the year preceding the Award.
Committee members are expected to review the applications
and rank their selections from most deserving to least
deserving. Consideration may be given to applicants
from countries with no members over countries that have
current members. Rankings should be returned to the
Secretary by November 15. The Secretary will tally the
rankings and designate the Awardees according to the
amount of available funds. A list of Awardees will be
presented for approval to the Executive by December
1. The management office, acting on behalf of the Executive,
will notify Awardees in December with the Membership
& Journal Award commencing on January 1.
Copies of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring will be sent directly
from Lippincott Williams Wilkins on a bi-monthly basis
from January to December each year.
Approved: April 24, 2005
IATDMCT
Business Office
4 Cataraqui Street, Suite 310, Kingston, Ontario K7K
1Z7 Canada,
Tel: 613-531-8166 o Fax: 613-531-0626
E-Mail: office@iatdmct.org
