To be considered for the APIC Fellow designation, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Be an APIC member in good standing for the last five consecutive years prior to applying.
- Hold the CIC® and/or LTC-CIP certification
- Have a master’s degree or higher
- Have at least seven years of infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology work experience (must be clearly shown on a resume or CV)
In addition, the applicant must submit evidence for the following criteria:
- Publication: A named author in a publication with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology. Publications accepted include scientific peer-reviewed journals, books, guidelines, regulations or standards, and the APIC Text.
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- Refer to the University of Minnesota’s guidelines for a detailed explanation of what is meant by the term “peer-reviewed publication.”
- Submissions that don’t meet the definition of peer-reviewed won’t be accepted and the application will be denied.
- The publication must have occurred in the last 10 years prior to applying.
- Applicants must provide a DOI or URL to the specific item and complete information about the submission including the correct name of the publication, year/month/date of publication, and the correct title of what was published. The DOI or URL must be accessible to applicant reviewers.
- The submission must be published at the time of application. Submissions that are pending approval or being reviewed by the editor will not be accepted.
Important note: Abstracts that were presented at the APIC Annual Conference and published in a supplement of the June issue of AJIC do not qualify as the review process is different from research published in the journal.
- Achievement in three of the four categories shown below. (Note: definitions for each domain below are provided in the APIC Competency Model)
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- All activities must have occurred in the last 10 years prior to applying.
- For each activity, applicants must write a brief explanation for how that activity shows achievement and service in that specific category.
- Category 1: Leadership (Leadership Domain; Professional Stewardship Domain)
Provide evidence of a voluntary leadership position held at the state, regional or national level. Please note:
- The leadership position cannot have been part of a job role or responsibility, such as leading a facility Infection Prevention Committee.
- The leadership position must have been directly connected to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology.
- Serving on a committee or as an advisor/subject matter expert alone doesn’t qualify. A titled leadership position (e.g., committee chair) must have been held.
- Note: applicants must provide the exact title of the leadership position, the correct name of the organization (APIC Chapter, etc.), and start and finish months/years of service.
- Category 2: Infection Prevention and Control* (IPC Operations Domain)
- Category 3: Performance Improvement and Implementation Science* (Quality Improvement Domain; Research Domain)
- Category 4: Technical and IPC Informatics* (IPC Informatics Domain)
* For Categories 2, 3, or 4, applicants must provide evidence of one of the activities below that demonstrates achievement and service related to the specific category.
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- Be a named author in a publication with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics). Publications accepted include scientific peer-reviewed journals, books, guidelines, regulations or standards, and the APIC Text.
Important note: This must be a different publication than the publication provided to meet criteria #5.
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- Oral presentation/abstract at the state, regional, or national level with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics). Content must have been reviewed and approved by a peer group such as an annual conference or education committee and must have been for educational, not commercial purposes.
- As noted above, provide complete information about the submission, including a DOI or URL link to the specific item. The DOI or URL must be accessible to applicant reviewers.
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- Poster presentation at the national level with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics).
Important note: for posters and presentations/abstracts, applicants must provide complete information: title and date/year of the presentation, co-presenters (if applicable), overview description/learning objectives, URL to the organization and the exact title of the event or conference, and description of the audience.
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- Contribution to an APIC practice resource (a product or course developed by APIC) with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics).
This includes:
- Named contributor for the development of a class taught by APIC at the national level (e.g., EPI® 101 faculty or course author) or
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- Named author, editor, or reviewer (mentioned specifically in the resource’s opening Acknowledgements) to an APIC book or APIC Implementation Guide. As noted above, provide complete information about the submission, including a DOI or URL link to the specific item.
Important note: Although the same type of activity may be used more than once, the same specific activity cannot be used twice, including the submission for the publication requirement. (For example, oral presentations may be submitted for the Infection Prevention and Control and Performance Improvement and Implementation Science domains, but they must be two different oral presentations.)
- Letters of support from two knowledgeable individuals in infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology who can attest to the applicant’s achievement and service in the field.
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- Letters of support should provide at least two examples of how the applicant has demonstrated achievement and service to the infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology profession not related to their job responsibilities, at a state, regional, or national level. Examples may include voluntary leadership roles, publications, presentations, or contributions to resources. For more information click the Letter of Support Instruction tab.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Continued FAPIC status is contingent on continuing your APIC membership and maintaining CIC and or LTC-CIP status. APIC will check the membership and certification statuses of all APIC Fellows on an annual basis and will notify those who are in danger of losing their status.
For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org.