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Rules and Regulation - Members / Fellows
- The eligibility criteria for membership and fellowship of the college are as follows
- Fellowship Eligibility:
- MBBS + MD/DNB/PhD in Nuclear Medicine with 10 years of experience in nuclear medicine and 10 years of continuous membership in the society (or)
- MBBS + DRM with 15 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 15 years of continuous membership in the society (or)
- MSc + PhD in Nuclear Medicine with 10 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 10 years of continuous membership in the society (or)
- MSc in Nuclear Medicine / MSc + DMRIT with 15 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 15 years of continuous membership in the society
- Membership Eligibility:
- MBBS + MD/DNB/PhD in Nuclear Medicine with 3 years of experience in nuclear medicine and 3 years of continuous membership in the society (or)
- MBBS + DRM with 5 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 5 years of continuous membership in the society (or)
- MSc in Nuclear Medicine / MSc + DMRIT with 5 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 5 years of continue membership in the society (or)
- BSc in Nuclear Medicine / BSc + DMRIT with 10 years of experience in Nuclear Medicine and 10 years of continue membership in the society
- Fellowship Eligibility:
- The Membership/Fellowship is to be proposed and seconded by the fellows of the college who initially will be selected as given in Para 2a(1). The nomination forms shall be published in the second quarter issue of Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine every year and shall also be available with the Secretary of the College/SNMI website. The completed nomination from in duplicate along with complete bio-data should be sent to the secretary of the college.
- The secretary shall submit the nominations to the Credentials Committee (comprising five members) for their recommendations, which shall be subsequently approved by the Governing Council. The final authority of accepting Membership/Fellowship shall lie with the Governing Council of the College. A maximum of 6 members and 2 fellows per year will be elected for the college. Authorized membership of the college may be increased in future by SNM (India) in Consultation with the Governing council of the college.
- After being elected, a member / fellow shall have to pay an amount of Rs. 8000/ 15000 as one time membership / fellowship fee respectively, at the time of admission.
- A defaulting member of SNM (India) will automatically cease to be a member/fellow of the College even if the member/fellow has paid the life membership or fellowship fee of the College.
- Type of Membership - The College shall have the following types of member: a) Active members b) life members/fellows c) Fellows d) Emeritus members/Fellows e) Honorary Fellows
- Active Member/Fellow - These are the members/fellows who fulfil the requirements as mentioned in section 2, clause 3.i and paid the life membership fee.
- Emeritus Members/Fellows - A member/fellow who has retired from active academic practice or has attained the age of 65 years or has not been participating to the ICNM General body for last three consecutive years, governing council of the college may change his category to emeritus members/fellow, and this vacancy can be filled by election of a new member /fellow. Such members/fellows shall not have the right of voting.
- Honorary Member/Fellow - The name of the Honorary Member/Fellow can be proposed & seconded by Fellows of the College for consideration of the Governing Council for final approval by the annual/special General Body of the College. Such honorary fellows/members shall not have voting rights.
- Founder Fellows/Member: : Founder members / fellows are those which were elected at the time of ICNM formation, by an ad-hoc committee comprising five members.
- Termination of Membership/Fellowship: Governing Council of the can recommend the termination of membership/fellowship to the General Body for its approval with valid reasons.
- Credential Committee: The Dean and Secretary of the College and the President of SNM (India) of the year shall act as ex-officio members. The committee shall serve a term of two years along with the term of office bearers of ICNM. The Dean shall nominate two other fellows in this committee. The nomination applications for the membership/fellowship shall be evaluated by this committee and forwarded to the Dean / Secretary.
- Presentation of Membership/Fellowship - Elected Fellows/Members shall be presented with a certificate of their being elected in the College Convocation during Annual Conference of SNMI.
- The Members/Fellows shall be authorized to suffix “MICNM”/ “FICNM” in the list of their qualifications.
- The eligibility criteria for membership and fellowship of the college are as follows