HONORARY FELLOWSHIP PROPOSAL FORM
Honorary Fellowships of the Faculty may be bestowed on persons of eminence, who do not
necessarily hold a medical qualification, but have rendered exceptional services to the science or
practice of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
Information will be used to carry out any reasonable activity related to the administration of the
FFLM Fellowship process and is held subject to the Data Protection Act 1998
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The form is designed, to allow proposers to provide information about candidates according to specific categories.
This is of great help to advisors and the Board in assessing the relative merits of candidates. It is not essential that
you complete every section, as some categories may not apply to some candidates. However, the more information
you can give about a candidate, within the space available, the more informed will be the assessment.
Honorary Fellows need not be medically qualified but should be deemed persons of eminence who have rendered
exceptional services to the science or practice of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
The criteria sought in each section is as follows:
Criteria employed by the Board for assessing service impact:
The candidates have made significant impact on the service in the field of their appointments. This could be by
establishing a new service where there was previously no service; or, if such a service was previously available, by
acting in a senior position of responsibility, by further improving it, or by introducing a range of new approaches or
techniques; or by contributing substantially to the work of professional related medical charities or patient
interest groups. On the other hand, if the candidate has simply “slotted in” to an already established service and
has merely carried on, or has appeared to be doing the minimum necessary to fulfil a contract, then it may be
appropriate to defer a recommendation on this criterion.
Criteria employed by the Board for assessing contribution to education:
The candidate has made an out-of-the-ordinary contribution to undergraduate or postgraduate medical education
e.g. by organising or making a significant contribution to educational courses, by taking on a substantial burden of
career guidance or a Faculty tutorship, or by publication of significant educational material.
Criteria employed by the Board for assessing contribution to research:
The candidate has contributed to the advance of their specialty by research that is relevant and of good quality.
Results of the research will have been presented at regional, national or international conferences, or been
published.
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Honorary Fellowship is not granted automatically. In the first instance, the Fellowship Committee considers
each proposal confidentially before making recommendations that are then considered by the Board.
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Irrespective of the proposal route, all nominations are reviewed and assessed by the Fellowship Committee
who may take advice from regional and specialty advisers, and from international advisers if appropriate. It is
a thorough but confidential process, which does not involve the candidates directly but evaluates their
suitability for election.
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There is no quota and each proposal will be judged on its merit. Even at the late stage of circulating all
Fellows with successful names via the Blue List, the offer of Honorary Fellowship maybe withdrawn if serious
objections are raised.
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After the relevant Board meeting, the Registrar writes to the new Honorary Fellows, to make the formal offer
of Honorary Fellowship. It is worth noting that if a candidate is not elected in one year, they can be proposed
again in subsequent years. They are not brought forward automatically by the Faculty and so the onus is on
the proposer to submit a new proposal form.
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I would like to propose the following candidate for consideration by the Board for nomination to Honorary
Fellowship:
Surname:
Forename(s): (in full)
Title:
Professional Status: (e.g. FP/MLA/MC/Other)
Specialty:
Principal Appointment:
Address for Confidential Correspondence:
Post Code:
GMC Number: (or equivalent)
Daytime Contact No:
Mobile Phone No:
Email:
Honours & Degrees (with dates):
Fellowships / Memberships of other Colleges / Societies:
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Name of proposer:
Working relationship with candidate:
Address for Confidential Correspondence:
Post Code:
Daytime Contact No:
Email:
Mobile Phone No:
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The Board will judge proposals on the basis of a common set of criteria (detailed above). It is therefore helpful if
you can present information on the candidate by completing the appropriate sections below. Not all criteria will,
or need to be met in every proposal, so only the applicable sections need to be completed.
How has the candidate made significant impact on the service in the field of their appointment?
How has the candidate made an out of the ordinary contribution to undergraduate or postgraduate medical
education?
How has the candidate contributed to the advance of their specialty by research?
All proposals are confidential. Acknowledgement will not be sent unless requested. Each proposal should be made
on a separate form and is valid for one year.
Please return this form to forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk