CODE OF ETHICS:
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE, NORTLAND REGIONAL CHAPTER
A. Principles and purposes:
Preamble: These principles are intended to aid Fellows and
Members of the College individually and collectively to maintain high level of
ethical conduct. These are not laws but standards by which a Fellow or a Member
may determine the propriety of his/her conduct, relationship with colleagues,
with members of allied professions, with the public, and with all persons in
which a professional relationship has been established. The principal purpose
of the College is the generation and dissemination of knowledge concerning all
aspects of persons engaged in exercise with full respect for the dignity of
man.
Section 1: members should strive continuously to improve
knowledge and skill and make available to their colleagues and the public the
benefits of their professional attainment.
Section 2: Members should maintain high professional and
scientific standards and should not voluntarily associate professionally with
anyone who violates this principle.
Section 3: The College should safeguard the public and
itself against members who are deficient in ethical conduct or professional
competence.
Section 4: The ideals of the College imply that the
responsibilities of each Fellow or Member extend not only to the individual,
but also to society with the purpose of improving both the health and
well-being of the individual and the community.
B. Maintenance of Good-standing in Regulated Professions:
Any Fellow or Member required by law to be licensed, certified or otherwise
regulated by any governmental agency in order to practice his or her profession
must remain in good-standing before that agency as a condition of continued
membership in the College. Any expulsion, suspension, probation or other
sanction imposed by such governmental agency on any Fellow or Member may be
grounds for disciplinary action by the College.
C. Public Disclosure of Affiliation: Other than for
commercial venture, any Member or Fellow (FACSM) may disclose his/her
affiliation with the College in any context, oral or documented, provided it is
currently accurate. In doing so, no Member or Fellow may imply College
endorsement of whatever is associated in context with the disclosure, unless
expressly authorized by the College. Disclosure of affiliation in connection
with a commercial venture may be made provided the disclosure is made in a
professionally dignified manner, is not false, misleading or deceptive, and
does not imply licensure for the attainment of specialty or diploma status.
Members and Fellows who are ACSM Certified may disclose their certification
status. Because membership and fellowship in ACSM is granted to individuals,
disclosure of affiliation and/or use of the initials ACSM are not to be made as
part of a firm, partnership or corporate name. Disclosure in violation of this
article may be grounds for disciplinary action.
D. Discipline: Any Fellow or Member of the College may be
disciplined or expelled for conduct which, in the opinion of the Board of
Trustees, is derogatory to the dignity of or inconsistent with the purposes of
the College. The expulsion of a Fellow or Member may be ordered upon the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees present
at a regular or a special meeting, and only after such Fellow or Member has
been informed of the charges preferred against him and has been given an
opportunity to refute such charges before the Board of Trustees. Other
disciplinary action such as reprimand, probation, or censure may be recommended
by the Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct and ordered following the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees present
at a regular or special meeting or by mail ballot, provided a quorum takes
action.
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