Apply Online for IDF Membership

Please note that the criteria for joining the IDF are as follows;

Have a GMC licence to practise
Be proposed by a fully accredited IDF member and seconded by a fully accredited member.
If the applicant is unable to find a proposer and / or seconder from within the IDF they should submit a one-page CV which should include the names of 2 referees who have known them for a number of years in a professional capacity. The referees should be GMC registered doctors who are still practising medicine.
If the Membership Secretary / Council find the references to be unsatisfactory, then the prospective member would be approached or interviewed by a member or members appointed by council.
Provide evidence of a satisfactorily signed off current appraisal. Evidence required as follows; a copy of the Form 4 sign-off for those who have completed paper-based appraisal, a copy of the completed Form 4 or equivalent sign off sheet for those who have undergone electronic appraisal.
If no appraisal has been undertaken within the last year and the doctor is in clinical practice, agree to be appraised with a satisfactory sign off within the first year of joining. This can be done via the IDF or through another recognised appraisal body. The applicant should advise IDF Administration if they wish to be appraised via the IDF Appraisal system.

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