a. Applicants for Regular Membership. An applicant for regular membership in this Association shall be a graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association'S COMMISSION ON OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE ACCREDITATION OR A GRADUATE OF AN ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EDUCATION OR A GRADUATE OF A SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WHO COMPLETED RESIDENCY TRAINING IN A PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION and shall be eligible for licensure as an osteopathic OR ALLOPATHIC physician and/or surgeon or shall be in a training program, which is a prerequisite for his licensure. ALLOPATHIC APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROMOTING, ADVOCATING FOR, AND REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. Application shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by payment of the appropriate dues amount. Unless specifically noted, an applicant whose completed application and payment of appropriate dues has been received and processed shall be enrolled as a regular member. An applicant whose membership in this Association has previously been withdrawn for reasons other than failure to meet CME requirements or non-payment of dues, or who has previously been convicted of a felony offense or whose license to practice has at any time been revoked, shall be further required to obtain the endorsement of the secretary of the divisional society in the state, province, or foreign country in which the applicant resides (or the endorsement of the secretary of the uniformed services divisional society in the case of applicants currently serving in the uniformed services of the United States), or, lacking this endorsement, an applicant who is in good standing in his community shall provide letters of recommendation from three members of the Association and provide a personal written statement as to why membership in the Association should be extended or restored. Such information and application shall be carefully reviewed by the Committee on Membership, which shall make an appropriate recommendation for reinstatement to the Board of Trustees. An applicant whose license to practice is revoked or suspended, or who is currently serving a sentence for conviction of a felony offense, shall not be considered eligible for membership in this Association.