Fellow of Indian College of Critical Care Medicine (FICCM)

The Fellow of Indian College of Critical Care Medicine (FICCM) is an honorary fellowship program offered by Indian College of Critical Care Medicine (ICCCM), an academic wing of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM). The program is for medical professionals who have done significant contribution in Critical Care Medicine, to acknowledge and appreciate their achievements in the field.

In addition to Eligibility Criteria, candidates should demonstrate:

• Continued involvement in the practice of Critical Care by research, publication or Education.
• Involvement in national and local community activities that demonstrate outstanding dedication and/or leadership in the practice and training of Critical Care Medicine.
• Factors that will be considered by the Credentials Committee include (but are not restricted to) duration of experience in critical care, critical care teaching experience (including examiner for IDCCM/IFCCM), publications in indexed journals, memberships of editorial boards for critical care journals, contribution to the ISCCM at National/Regional level, (including conference organization, public awareness programmes, socially relevant activities, participation in government programmes, etc), and the applicant’s Fellowships, Awards and Honours.

• Candidates can apply online through ISCCM Website and payment for the application is online.
• The Credentials Committee would examine each application for award of Fellowship.
• Factors that will be considered by the Credentials Committee include (but are not restricted to) duration of experience in critical care, critical care teaching experience (including examiner for IDCCM/IFCCM), publications in indexed journals, memberships of editorial boards for critical care journals, contribution to the ISCCM at National/Regional level, (including conference organization, public awareness programmes, socially relevant activities, participation in government programmes, etc), and the applicant’s Fellowships, Awards and Honours.
• The decision of the Credential Committee would then be put to approval by the College Board.
• The decision of Credentials Committee and College Board would be final and appeals from applicants will not be entertained.
• Fellowship would be awarded during the College Convocation at the Annual Conference of ISCCM.
• If the candidate is unable to attend the convocation and collect the award certificate, the same has to be personally received during one of the subsequent national conferences.