Call For Membership Application

2025 Membership Application Eligibility Criteria:

❖ Eligibility for Associate Members:

a. The candidate must have had a membership or part one certificate of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or West African College of Physicians (WACP) or West African College of Surgeons (WACS) or professional certificates of other members of the health team in any area of cardiovascular medicine or surgery.

b. The candidate must be recommended by two full members of the Nigerian Cardiac Society who are in good financial standing.

❖ Eligibility for Full Members:

a. Associate members must have had a registrable postgraduate fellowship (registrable with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria) of the NPMCN, WACP, WACS or equivalents.

b. The candidate must be recommended by two full members of Nigerian Cardiac Society who are in good financial standing.

❖ Eligibility for Fellows of Nigerian Cardiac Society

a. The candidate for Fellowship must have completed a postgraduate training program in Cardiology, Pediatrics (interest in Cardiology) or Cardiothoracic Surgery and should be a Fellow of a recognized postgraduate medical college.

b. Should be in good financial standing as a member of NCS (Life membership may be an advantage)

d. Should have been an active full member of the NCS or any other National Cardiology Society for at least seven years.e. Ability to inspire, promote, mentor and sustain cardiology practice in their area or institution of practice.

f. Contribution to the practice of cardiology within and outside Nigeria should be adjudged to be a significant one by the Fellowship Committee and the Executive.

g. There should be no evidence of a criminal record.

h. Election procedure follows two tracts viz clinical practice or academic research

✓ Election by clinical practice:

1. Be a senior member of the profession (Cardiology practice of > 10 years)

2. Contribution to the administrative and professional running of the NCS will be an advantage

3. Should have held a leadership position or should currently occupy a position as Head of the cardiology unit / Department or Director of a Cardiology unit.

✓ Election by Academic Research:

1. Should be in Cardiology practice for at least 10 years with at least 20 academic publications in peer reviewed journals and 10 in PUBMED.

2. Must be an associate Professor or Full Professor.

Application Process:

1. Eligible individuals/ members should submit the following to Secretary-General via

emails: generalsecretary.ncsociety@gmail.com on or before Saturday, June 7th 2025.

a. Application form (attached)

b. CV (Fellows)

c. Evidence of Postgraduate qualification (for members and associate members)

2. Applicants should ensure that members who recommend them are in good financial standing to avoid disqualification3.

Names of individuals who are successful in the screening will be forwarded to the

National Executive Council for approval. Successful candidates will be contacted by 25th of July, 2025.

4. Successful candidates are to pay the requisite fees on or before August 8th, 2025 as follows:

a. Associate Membership: N40,000 plus N10,000 annual dues

b. Full Membership: N40,000 plus N20,000 annual dues

c. Fellowship: N200,000 plus N20,000 annual dues

5. Induction/Conferment will be at the opening ceremony of 54thAnnual General and

Scientific Conference of our esteemed society tagged Abuja 2025 on 17th September, 2025.

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