Dear Colleague,
The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery is delighted to offer two prestigious professional qualifications titled Membership Award (MFNMRCSI) and Fellowship by Examination (FFNMRCSI). These awards are offered by only a few colleges worldwide and exclusively in Ireland through RCSI.
Both of these awards are open to any nurse or midwife from any jurisdiction and from any scope of practice, clinical, research, education, leadership/management and from any clinical specialty, from primary to tertiary care and across the life span. Our awards are tailored to meet the individual needs of nurses and midwives across all career stages as highlighted in the table below, with Membership also accommodating nurses and midwives with significant prior experiential learning.
Critically, Membership and Fellowship offers nurses and midwives the opportunity to join an extensive professional network of nurses and midwives, nationally and internationally. The benefits of Membership and Fellowship are detailed in the attached brochures.
For your convenience, the key attributes and eligibility criteria for the Membership and Fellowship are presented in the table along with links to upcoming live information sessions.
I would be grateful if you could share this among your network. We look forward to welcoming many of you as Fellows and Members of the Faculty later this year.
Signed by: Professor Thomas Kearns - Executive Director - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery& sent by: Aine Halligan - Administrator - Faculty of Nursing &
Midwifery
123 St. Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Ireland
T: 01 402 2202 E: ainehalligan@rcsi.ie W: www.rcsi.com
Membership Award:
Overview:
The Membership Award was launched in 2021, as an innovative and supportive mechanism by which nurses and midwives nationally and internationally are afforded the opportunity to actively engage with the Faculty, and its community of practice, at all stages of their careers. Membership of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery offers professional development, learning and networking opportunities to help advance professional development.
Eligibility:
The Membership is open to any nurse or midwife from any jurisdiction and from any scope of practice, clinical, research, education, leadership/management and from any clinical specialty, from primary to tertiary care and across the life span.
Applicants must possess a degree in nursing, midwifery or equivalent or a post graduate diploma. We also offer a route for those who do not hold these qualifications through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Important Dates:
- Submission Date –. Wednesday 24 May 2022.
- RCSI Ratification – Late October 2022
- Conferring – December 2022
Application Fee: €95
Application Procedure: Membership Application information - rcsi.com/faculty-of-nursing-and midwifery/membership
Interactive Information Sessions:
Tuesday 01 March 12PM – 1PM or Tuesday 05 April 12PM – 1PM
To join, click on any of the above dates or copy and paste the following link into your browser - https://bit.ly/MFNMRCSI2022
Contact: Professor Marie Carney - Post Doctoral Research Fellow - mariecarney@rcsi.ie
Fellowship by Examination Award:
Overview:
The Fellowship of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (FFNMRCSI) is one of the most prestigious professional qualifications awarded to nurses and midwives and is exclusively offered by the Faculty, since its establishment in 1982.
Most professions such as medicine,
engineering and architecture provide for a Fellowship as it is viewed as an
award that links to the significant contribution made by professionals to their
profession, society and in the case of nursing/midwifery to patients, service
users, colleagues and students.
Eligibility:
The Fellowship is open to any nurse or midwife from any jurisdiction and from any scope of practice, clinical, research, education, leadership/management and from any clinical specialty, from primary to tertiary care and across the life span.
Applicants must possess a Master’s degree in nursing, midwifery or related/applied field and be a registered nurse/ midwife with a minimum of five years’ experience.
Important Dates:
- Submission Date – Wednesday 04 May 2022
- Examination Date – Week beginning 09 May 2022
- RCSI Ratification – Late October 2022
- Conferring – December 2022
Application Fee: €250
- In recognition of your unwavering commitment, tireless dedication and compassionate care to patients, clients and service users, the Faculty is delighted to show our support by reducing the cost of Fellowship to €250.00 again this year (normally €500.00). We, in the Faculty are all truly grateful for your professionalism, your expertise and bravery in these challenging circumstances. Your work continues to inspire us as you provide essential care to patients and their families in what have been very distressing circumstances.
Application Procedure: Fellowship Application information - rcsi.com /faculty-of-nursing-and-midwifery/fellowship
Interactive Information Sessions:
Thursday 03 March 12PM – 1PM or Thursday 07 April 12PM – 1PM
To join, click on any of the above dates or copy and paste the following link into your browser - https://bit.ly/FFNMRCSI2022
Contact: Ms Catherine Clune Mulvaney - Operations and Education Manager - ccmulvaney@rcsi.com