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Honorary Fellowship

 

An Honorary Fellowship is the highest award the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland can confer and is reserved for world leaders in medical science and those who have made an exceptional contribution to medicine or healthcare.

Any doctor who holds FRCPI and is in good standing may nominate an individual for Honorary Fellowship.

The applications are first considered by the boards of the relevant RCPI Faculties and Institutes, and the Faculty or Institute decides who to recommend for Honorary Fellowship. Each Faculty and Institute may admit two Honorary Fellows per year. The admissions take place at the Faculty and Institute ceremonies. 

Find out more about the criteria for Honorary Fellowship and the process of how it is awarded (PDF, 467KB). Please note Honorary Fellows may not also hold FRCPI.

Nominate an individual for Honorary Fellowship >


A completed nomination form should be sent to the relevant Faculty or Institute:

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Dr Fauci with his Honorary Fellowship cert
 

RCPI awards Honorary Fellowship to Dr Anthony S. Fauci,

In March 2021 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, RCPI awarded an Honorary Fellowship to Dr Anthony S. Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US. Dr Fauci is a renowned public health physician who gained acclaim for his steadying role within the White House’s COVID-19 Task Force.

You can view this special virtual event on our YouTube channel, which includes a conversation between Prof Mary Horgan, RCPI President and Dr Anthony S Fauci in which he talks about the COVID-19 Pandemic, leadership in medicine, his passion for research and science and working to achieve community involvement.