How to Join

Active Members shall be health care professionals whose primary focus is to either provide direct patient education or education for health care providers on diabetes. They shall have all privileges of membership including the right to vote, make nominations, and hold office on the Board of Directors at the local and national level. Active membership in RMADE requires membership in AADE concurring with AADE bylaws.

An applicant for membership shall apply for membership as part of their annual membership to AADE
 by paying the RMADE dues or complete and sign the membership application form provided by the
Chapter and submit the completed application with the first year dues to the Membership Chair. 

RMADE now participates in anniversary billing. Therefore, if you join in August of 2008, your membership will expire in August of 2009.

Please click here to learn about the benefits of AADE membership and to join AADE and RMADE.
http://www.diabeteseducator.org/Public/Join_Information.html

Please click here to fill out the new member registration form: Membership Form

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:
This year in order to simplify our membership application, we will have two categories of membership.  The first category is for AADE members and will cost $30.  The second category is for non AADE members and will cost $40.  This category was formed in an effort to extend our membership to people interested in the networking and education but not yet interested in being members of AADE.  The only difference in benefits is the ability to vote.  AADE requires that voting members of RMADE must be members of AADE.  We are looking forward to this change making membership in RMADE easier for our peers who are members of other national organizations.

As a chapter of AADE, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, we benefit from and influence the work being done nationally.  AADE promotes diabetes education with a bimonthly peer reviewed journal of diabetes education, a strong presence in the legislative arena to promote an effective environment for diabetes education, and numerous education programs which provide professional support to its members.

RMADE Membership benefits include:

• RMADE Newsletter
• Admission to RMADE meeting/education programs
• Member rates at local RMADE sponsored activities
• Eligibility to hold RMADE office (must be member of AADE to hold an executive office)
• Eligibility to chair and serve on RMADE committees
• Ability to network with a variety of healthcare professionals

AADE Membership benefits include:

• The Diabetes Educator Journal sent bimonthly
• National representation
• The ability to vote in RMADE
• A legislative voice
• Discounts on educational programs including the AADE annual meeting

If you have questions please email one of our membership chairs:

MARTHA CODER, RN .................marthacoder@yahoo.com
KATHY KOSEC RN, BSN, CDE .. ...kkk@pvhs.org