Fellow of Indian College of Critical Care Medicine (FICCM)

Overview

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.

Eligibility

• Candidates should be Life Member of ISCCM for at least past 5 years.
• Candidate should have a subspecialty certification in either Anesthesia, Chest medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Surgery, Critical Care Medicine or Pediatrics. This may also includes diplomas in the same subjects. 
• Candidate must be spending at least 50% of his/her practice time in the field of Critical Care Medicine at the time of application. A statement regarding the same should be signed by the candidate at the end of the application form.

AT LEAST one of the following criteria may apply:

• Candidates who have cleared Indian Fellowship in Critical care Medicine (IFCCM) or Fellowship of National Board (FNB) in Critical Care or Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM).
• Candidates who are American board certified in Critical Care Medicine.
• Candidates who have cleared European Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (EDIC) or FJICCM from Australia.
• Candidates who have obtained Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST /CST) after MRCP, FRCA or FRCS from United Kingdom.
• Practicing critical care medicine in India for at least 10 years after obtaining appropriate postgraduate degree approved by Medical Council of India.

Minimum Education