Accreditation

Eligibility Criteria

For any institute or hospitals to be accredited for the fellowship course should fulfil following minimum criteria.

• Institutes need to get re-accredited every three years by submitting a formal application
• There should be at least one ESOI fellow pass out in last three years for Institute to be re-accredited.
• If there is any serious concern expressed on any Institute by any of their trainees in three years, re-inspection may be done by the College for re-accreditation.
• If an Institute fails to apply for re-accreditation in stipulated time frame, recognition of the Institute for fellowship training subsequently shall stand cancelled. Institute will have to submit a fresh application for accreditation.
• From 2020 an institute will be reaccredited only if they have two eligible teachers. If any teacher leaves the institute, one year period will be given to the institution to appoint a new teacher from the time the previous teacher has left the institute.

Eligibility Criteria for ESOI fellowship seat increases

For any institute or hospitals to be accredited for the fellowship course should fulfil following minimum criteria.

• At least two IDCCM candidates must have passed from an Institute in last two years to apply for increase in seats.
• For every one seat increase, the institution should have 10 more ECMO patient annually for 2 subsequent years
• Teacher to candidate ratio of 1:2 for fellowship in ESOI to be maintained when any seat increase is contemplated.