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The Academy of Health Information Professionals

Academy Point Index


II. Individual Accomplishments, Part 1

(revised 8/06)

A. Teaching
B. Publishing

The number of points awarded for individual accomplishments is determined according to established standards. In each case, the documentation required to support the request for points is specified. 

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MLA CE Course Developer/Codeveloper
Points Awarded
2 points per contact hour 

Documentation required: Copy of contract or letter of agreement or copy of title page listing individual's name and date of publication.

Clarification: MLA CE courses developed prior to May 1997 count toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level. Courses developed after May 1997 do not count toward this requirement.

MLA CE Course Instructor/Co-instructor
Points Awarded
1 point per contact hour 

Documentation required: Copy of contract or letter of agreement, or copy of program or syllabus page listing individual's name and date the course was taught.

Clarification: MLA CE courses taught prior to May 1997 count toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level. Courses taught after May 1997 do not count toward this requirement.

Non-MLA Course Developer/Codeveloper
Points Awarded
1 point per contact hour 

Documentation required: Copy of contract or letter of agreement or copy of title page listing individual's name and date of publication.

Non-MLA CE Course instructor/Co-instructor
Points Awarded
1 point per contact hour 

Documentation required: Copy of contract or letter of agreement, or copy of program or syllabus page listing individual's name and date the course was taught.

Academic Course Instructor/Co-instructor

Note: See below for the category on guest lecturing.

Activity
Points
semester course 15 points
trimester course 14 points
quarter course 10 points

Documentation required: Copy of institutional verification or copy of syllabus listing individual's name or letter from institution.

Clarification: Credit is awarded for credit courses in health information science. 

MLA Discussion Group Convener
Points Awarded
5 points per discussion group series as convener, in addition to the 8 points for participating in the series, (max. 26 points per five year period).

Documentation required: Copy of MLA notification of Discussion Group approval form with applicant's name as convener.

Clarification: Serving as an MLA discussion group convener counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.

MLA Self-Directed Learning Contract Program Mentor
Points Awarded
1 point per 3 points awarded to mentee 

Documentation required: Copy of self-directed learning contract, indicating the number of points the mentee earned. 

Clarification: Serving as an MLA learning contract mentor counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level. 

Academy Mentor
Points Awarded
1 point per year per mentee

Documentation required: Copy of letter of assignment. 

Clarification: See Mentoring a Provisional Member for more information. 

Clarification: A mentor can only claim points after he or she has been assigned a mentee. Points cannot be claimed for only volunteering to be a mentor. 

Clarification: Serving as an academy mentor counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.

Mentor: Other Category

(Includes serving as a mentor to medical librarians, students, new MLA members, mentoring opportunities, and career fair presentations).

Points Awarded
1 point per mentee (Maximum five points per five year academy membership)

Documentation required: Copy of Mentor Agreement.

Clarification: A mentor can only claim points after he or she has established a mentor/mentee relationship, i.e., speaker at a career fair presentation, mentoring a librarian or a student would each count as one point. Points cannot be claimed for volunteering to be a mentor. 

Clarification: Serving as a mentor counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.   

Internship/Practicum Supervisor
Points Awarded
4 points per person supervised

Documentation required: Copy of letter of confirmation, letter of appreciation, or other verification.

Guest Lecturer
Points Awarded
2 points per class hour

Documentation required: Copy of letter of confirmation, letter of appreciation, or other verification. 

MLA Teleconference Site Coordinator
Points Awarded
1 point for coordinating the teleconference, plus 1 point for leading a wrap-around session

Documentation required: Copy of letter of confirmation and a copy of the attendee certificate. 

Clarification: The points awarded for coordinating and MLA teleconference were revised in May 1999 by the Credentialing Committee. 

Clarification: Coordinating an MLA teleconference counts toward the 5-point MLA activity requirement at the Distinguished Member level.

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Clarification for all publications: Works in press may not be counted for points. The work must be completed (i.e. published) before points can be awarded. 

Authoring

Clarification for all journal articles: Letters to the editor do not count as publications.  

Peer-reviewed Journal
Activity
Points
Research article author (three or fewer) 25 points
Research article author (four or more) 15 points
Brief article, column, review author (three or fewer) 10 points
Brief article, column, review author (four or more) 6 points
Book or media review author 3 points

Documentation required: Copy of pages indicating that journal is peer-reviewed (this is not required for library science journals), copy of title page of journal, and a copy of the title page of the article. 

Clarification: Articles published in the Brief Communications section of the BMLA are brief articles. Articles in similar sections of other peer-reviewed journals would also be considered brief articles. 

Clarification: Although Medical Reference Services Quarterly is not peer-reviewed, it does have an editorial board. Because of the quality of the journal, it is considered peer-reviewed for the purpose of awarding academy points.

Non-peer-reviewed Journal
Activity
Points
Research article author (three or fewer) 7 points
Research article author (four or more) 4 points
Brief article, column, review author (three or fewer) 3 points
Brief article, column, review author (four or more) 2 points
Book or media review author 2 points

Documentation required: Copy of title page of journal and a copy of title page of article. 

Bylined Contribution in Newsletter
Points Awarded
1 point

Documentation required: Copy of title page of newsletter and a copy of page where author's name appears.

Clarification: MLA News is considered a newsletter. 

Clarification: Newsletter articles written as part of committee responsibilities are not awarded points. Points can be claimed, however, for committee work. 

Clarification: Articles in any publication of the employing institution are not awarded points. 

Commercially Published Books

This category includes directories and indexes.

Activity
Points
Single author/editor 50 points
Author/editor (two or three) 25 points
Author/editor (four or more) 20 points
Author of chapter (three or fewer) 15 points
Author of chapter (four or more) 8 points
Noncommercially Published Materials

This category includes union lists, directories, bibliographies, indexes, and DocKits.

Activity
Points
Compiler (three or fewer) 15 points
Compiler (four or more) 8 points
Serials holdings coordinator 3 points
 

Documentation required: Copy of title page, verso, and table of contents. 

Clarification: Union lists compiled as part of committee responsibilities will not be awarded credit as a publication. Points can be claimed, however, for committee work. 

Clarification: Coordination of serials holdings will not be awarded points if it is part of one's job responsibilities. 

Software Development and Media Preparation
Points Awarded
10 points 

Documentation required: OCLC control number or copy of opening credits showing author's or developer's name if possible. Do not send a copy of the program itself. 

Editing
Journal
Activity
Points
Editor/co-editor/associate editor 50 points per year
Guest editor of one issue 25 points per issue
Guest co-editor of one issue 20 points per issue
Column editor/co-editor 15 points per year
Referee/editorial board member 15 points per year
Invited article reviewer 1 point per article
National or International Newsletter
Activity
Points
Editor/coeditor/associate editor 40 points per year
Guest editor/co-editor of one issue 20 points per issue
Column editor/coeditor 15 points per year
Regional, State, Section, and Chapter Newsletter
Activity
Points
Editor/co-editor/associate editor 20 points per year
Guest editor/co-editor of one issue 10 points per issue
Column editor 8 points per year
Referee/editorial board member 5 points per year

Documentation required for journal/newsletter editing: Copy of first page and copy of page on which editor's name appears.

For invited article reviewer, letter of request to serve as a reviewer.

Web Sites, Mailing Lists, Listservs
Activity
Points
Discussion group or List Serv Owner
Announcement list owner
Less than 500 subscribers
More than 500 subscribers

5 points per year
10 points per year
List moderator (read, approve, post) 
Less than 500 subscribers
More than 500 subscribers


10 points
15 points

MLANET area editor 15 points per year
Web site manager/administrator, developer (responsible for management, administration, design, development, programming, and technical aspects of a Web site) 20 points per year
Web site content provider/creator/editor/reviewer/writer (i.e., NOAH, GoLocal, NC Health Info). (responsible for researching, evaluating, reviewing, writing, and editing Web site content) 5 points per year
 

Documentation required: Job description and list description. Copy of letter or certificate of acknowledgment.

Clarification: Applies to national, international, regional, state, section or chapter sites/lists. Purpose of the site list should be relevant to the profession. Work done as part of an officer or committee assignment or done as a part of one's job is not awarded points. 

 

MLA External Book Reviewer
Points Awarded
1 point per chapter
10 points per book

Documentation required: Copy of letter of agreement or letter of acknowledgment.


Return to I: Continuing Education of the Point Index.
Continue to II: Individual Accomplishments, Part 2 of the Point Index.

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