Honorary FCCCM

The awarding of FCCCM (hon) by the Academic Council of the College of Critical Care Medicine is based on the fact that senior Intensivists with more than 10 years of practice in an ICU find it difficult to leave their practice and study for 2 years for the FCCCM exams. This is an alternative pathway applicable to senior practitioners in Intensive Care.

Following Criteria must be met to apply for FCCCM (Hon):

  1. Qualification: (Proof of qualification must be provided with the application as a pdf file. If the certificate is not in English then an English translation-duly notarized must be submitted).
    (a). Post-graduates in Medicine, Anaesthesia, Pulmonary Medicine or Emergency Medicine with ≥ 10 years of ICU practice (age > 40 years at time of applying). Other branches of medicine will be considered as basic MBBS equivalent only. or
    (b). MBBS doctor with > 15 years of ICU practice (age > 45 years).
  2. The completed application form with all supporting and with proof of Payment (of Part-A Application Fee only- Non-refundable Rs 15,000 + GST) should be emailed to chairman@CCEF.in . Payment will be made ONLINE at ICUeducation.com
  3. The application will be screened by the Accreditation team of Academic Council and a date for “Formal Interview” will be fixed.
  4. A “formal Interview” with Accreditation team of the Academic Council will be fixed to take place ONLINE as soon as possible (typically 1-2 weeks of receiving completed application). Duration of Interview may vary and can take up to an hour.
  5. Result of the Interview will be intimated within 48 hrs of completion. The Candidate must pay the balance Application fee (Part-B Application Fee only- Non-refundable Rs 85,000 + GST) ONLINE at ICUeducation.com within maximum of 72 hrs.
  6. The Candidate will be required to make 2 PowerPoint presentations as Guest speaker to either Academic Council or Fellows / Students of Critical Care. Of the 2 presentations 1 will be chosen by the Candidate (Section 15A) while remaining 1 will be on topic given by the Academic Council considering the topics/systems suggested by Candidate in Section 15B below. These topics must be Comprehensively covered for PG students in Critical Care as formal teaching and of 30-60 min duration. These will be presented live on Zoom meeting.
  7. Approximately 1 topic will be presented per week. The Candidate must opt to present the topic anytime within 2-8 weeks preferably but not more than 6 months after the topics finalized. These presentations will become property of CCEF and may be used by CCEF/College for their teaching activity in future.
  8. These Presentations (design, presentation style etc) will be evaluated by Accreditation team as knowledge / skills / teaching capability of the Candidate and will strongly influence their recommendations for approval for granting FCCCM (Hon) to candidate.
  9. The Final decision of the Accreditation Team of the Academic Council will be intimated within 2 weeks of the final presentation. Successful candidates will receive a formal FCCCM (Hon) Certificate from the College and name will be entered in the Register of College as its Fellow.
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