Membership Eligibility

Given the developing status of family medicine specialty / discipline in India; Life Membership is open to medical doctors based on two criteria (i) by qualification (ii) by experience. Any person qualified to be a Life Member may enrol as a Life Member of AFPI after paying onetime non‐refundable fee Refer to Appendix I for detailed eligibility criteria. Services Doctors: Services doctors belonging Armed Forces are eligible to join AFPI. AFPI is recognized by DGAFM office and mentioned in the list of approved association/ society / professional body at serial no 24.22. PIO (Persons of Indian Origin) and Non-Resident Indians can join as life members however as per society’s act only persons holding Indian passport shall be eligible for voting and holding any elected position.

List of Qualifications approved by AFPI as eligibility towards Life Member

Regular Fulltime

AFPI Approved Post Graduate Family Medicine Qualifications

  • DNB Family Medicine
  • MD Family Medicine
  • Obtained three years of DNB/MD Family Medicine Training Certificate
  • Family Medicine – Trainee / Resident MD/DNB/ Any International Equivalent Qualification
  • Indian citizen practicing in India/ outside with International Qualifications such as Collage Membership or Board Certification (a) MDGP Nepal (b) MD Colombo Sri Lanka (c) College Membership Canada/ UK/Australia/ New Zealand (d) Board Certification - USA ( e) Equivalent qualification in any country
  • MRCGP International
  • PGDFM Family Medicine – CMC Vellore
  • M Med FM (Masters in Family Medicine) – CMC Vellore/ MGR University
  • M Sc Family Medicine - CMC Vellore, University of Edinburgh UK/ MGR University
  • DFM – Medvarsity

    • Qualification by experience for working / practicing professionals

    (Practicing family physicians/ NRHM – State – Central Government Medical Officers/ Doctor from Armed Forces Medical Services and Medical Officers from Paramilitary Forces)

    Qualification by Experience

  • Three years of experience in Family Practice.
  • Two years of rural service (Compulsory bond/ or with in government sector)
  • Three years of service in NRHM as General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO)
  • Three years’ service as Armed Forces Medical Services or Para Military Services as General Duty Medical Officers
  • Three years’ service in state health services as General Duty Medical Officers
  • Three years of service CGHS (Central Government   Health Services)
  • Three years of RMO experience in private sector

    • Other Eligible Qualifications

    AFPI approved additional qualifications (FM development initiative)

  • MD Geriatrics
  • MS Rural Surgery
  • MD/DNB (Maternal and Child Health)
  • PGDFM (Maternal Child Health) IGNOU
  • PGDFM Geriatrics IGNOU
  • AIFH (Associate Fellowship in Industrial Health)
  • Diploma or Degree/ Palliative Care

    • Medical Faculty

  • I -Designated faculty at (a) Department of family medicine MCI recognized medical college (b) Department of Community and Family Medicine (CFM) at AIIMS irrespective of primary specialty
  • II - Guide to DNB Family medicine at a National Board of Examination affiliated training institution
  • III – Any medical faculty (MCI/NBE) interested/engaged in career in Family Medicine (professional/ vocational/ academic) deemed fit to be accepted by executive body of AFPI

    • Membership for Other Specialties and Sub Specialties:Persons of other specialist whose qualification is not mentioned in the above list are eligible for Life Associate Membership only.

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