APIC Fellows

To be eligible for the APIC Fellow designation, applicants must meet the following key criteria: 

1. Membership: Be an APIC member for the five consecutive years prior to FAPIC application, with no membership gaps exceeding 90 days. 
   

2. Certification: Hold the CIC®,  LTC-CIP, and/or AL-CIP certification
3. Education: Have a master’s degree or higher
4. Experience: Have a minimum of seven years work experience in infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology. This experience must be clearly shown on your resume or CV (internships do not count towards work experience).
   

5. Publication:  Be listed as an author in a peer-reviewed publication with content specific to infection prevention and  control and/or epidemiology. Accepted publications include scientific peer-reviewed journals, books, guidelines, regulations, standards, and the APIC Text. 

• Refer to the University of Minnesota’s guidelines for a detailed explanation of what is meant by the term “peer-reviewed publication.” 
• Submissions that don’t meet the definition of peer-reviewed won’t be accepted and the application will be denied. 
• The publication must have occurred in the last 10 years prior to applying.
• Applicants must provide a DOI or URL to the specific item and complete information about the submission including the correct name of the publication, year/month/date of publication, and the correct title of what was published. The DOI or URL must be accessible to applicant reviewers. 
• The submission must be published at the time of application. Submissions that are pending approval or being reviewed by the editor will not be accepted. 

Abstracts that were presented at the APIC Annual Conference and published in a supplement of the June issue of AJIC do not qualify as the review process is different from research published in the journal. 

6. Achievement in three of the four categories shown below. (Definitions for each domain below are provided in the APIC Competency Model) 

• Choose three of the four categories.  
• All activities must have occurred in the last 10 years prior to applying.  
• For each activity, applicants must write a brief explanation for how that activity shows achievement and service in that specific category.  

Category 1: Leadership (Leadership Domain; Professional Stewardship Domain)
Provide evidence of either: (1) a voluntary leadership position held at the state, regional, or national level, or (2) the AL-CIP (Advanced Leadership Certification in Infection Prevention and Control). For voluntary leadership positions:

• • • The leadership position must not be a job role or responsibility, such as leading a facility Infection Prevention Committee. 
    • The leadership position must be directly related to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology. 
    • A formal leadership title (e.g., committee chair) is required.  Serving on a committee or as an advisor/subject matter expert alone doesn’t qualify.
      
    • The leadership position must have been held for a minimum of one year by the time of application.
    • The exact title of the leadership position, the name of the organization (APIC Chapter, etc.), and start and end months/years of service must be provided.

Category 2: Infection Prevention and Control* (IPC Operations Domain) 

Category 3: Performance Improvement and Implementation Science* (Quality Improvement Domain; Research Domain) 

Category 4: Technical and IPC Informatics* (IPC Informatics Domain) 

* For Categories 2, 3, or 4, applicants must provide evidence of one activity from the list below that demonstrates achievement and service related to the specific category.  

• • Be listed as an author in a peer-reviewed publication with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology that aligns with the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics). Accepted publications include scientific peer-reviewed journals, books, guidelines, regulations, standards, and the APIC Text. 

Note: This publication must be different from the publication submitted to meet criterion #5. The publication requirements listed in #5 also apply to this activity. 

• • Oral presentation/abstract at the state, regional, or national level with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics).  Content must have been reviewed and approved by a peer group such as an annual conference or education committee and must have been for educational, not commercial purposes. 

• • Poster presentation at the national level with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics). 

Note: For posters and presentations/abstracts, applicants must provide complete information: title and date/year of the presentation, co-presenters (if applicable), overview description/learning objectives, URL to the organization and the exact title of the event or conference, and description of the audience. 

• • Contribution to an APIC practice resource (a product or course developed by APIC) with content specific to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology within the specific category selected (e.g., performance improvement or IPC informatics). 
    This includes: 

• • • Named contributor for the development of a class taught by APIC at the national level (e.g., EPI® 101 faculty or course author) or 

• • • Named author, editor, or reviewer (mentioned specifically in the resource’s opening Acknowledgements) to an APIC book or APIC Implementation Guide. As noted above, provide complete information about the submission, including a DOI or URL link to the specific item. 

Although the same type of activity may be used more than once, the same specific activity cannot be used twice, including the submission for the publication requirement. (For example, oral presentations may be submitted for the Infection Prevention and Control and Performance Improvement and Implementation Science domains, but they must be two different oral presentations.) 

7. Letters of support from two knowledgeable individuals in infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology who can attest to the applicant’s achievement and service in the field.

• • Letters of support should provide at least two examples of how the applicant has demonstrated achievement and service to the infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology profession not related to their job responsibilities, at a state, regional, or national level. Examples may include voluntary leadership roles, publications, presentations, or contributions to resources. For more information click the Letter of Support Instruction tab.
  • Letters of support must be submitted by the application close date.

Continued FAPIC status is contingent on continuing your APIC membership and maintaining CIC and or LTC-CIP status. APIC will check the membership and certification statuses of APIC Fellows on an annual basis and will notify those who are in danger of losing their status. 

For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org.

The application period for 2026 will open on January 19 and close on March 16, 2026.

Before you begin the online application, we strongly recommend that you first: 

• Make sure your CV or resume follows APA style guidelines, is up-to-date, indicates at least seven years of infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology experience and includes clear references to the activities used to demonstrate achievement in the competency domains. 
• Carefully review the program requirements under Application Guidelines to familiarize yourself with the format. We recommended gathering all your documents and preparing your responses prior to submitting them online.

To submit your application: 

• Click “START APPLICATION” to start the process. 
• Complete all relevant parts of the application, including uploading your current CV or resume. 
• Once you are positive all your information is correct, hit Submit. 
• On the screen after you’ve submitted your application, provide payment for the non-refundable $125 application fee. (Note that your application won’t be processed or reviewed until you’ve paid the fee.) 

For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org

 What is the APIC Fellows Program 

The APIC Fellows Program recognizes exemplary APIC members with the designation as a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC). 

 What are the benefits of this designation?

FAPIC is a distinction of honor for APIC members who have demonstrated advanced achievement and service in the field of infection prevention and control and epidemiology. 

 How will awardees be recognized for this designation?

Successful applicants will be considered “Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology” and will have the FAPIC designation. Additionally, the Fellows will receive the following recognition: 

• • Electronic certificate of FAPIC achievement  
  • Recognition on APIC website
  • Recognition at APIC Annual Conference
    
  • Recognition in the fall  Prevention Strategist  publication
    

 Do all of my activities need to have been done with APIC?

No. The major requirement is that all activities must be related to infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology and must have occurred in the last 10 years prior to applying. 

 What if I apply and don’t receive FAPIC status? Do I have to reapply?

If your application for APIC Fellow status isn’t approved, then you must reapply. (Please note that each application costs $125. You will not be refunded if your application is not approved.) 

 Once I receive the FAPIC designation, will I need to maintain my membership and my CIC,  LTC-CIP, or AL-CIP credential?

Yes. Continued FAPIC status is contingent on continuing your APIC membership and maintaining your certification status. APIC will check the membership and certification statuses of all APIC Fellows on an annual basis and will notify those who are in danger of losing their designation. 

I wrote an article for Prevention Strategist. Is this accepted as contribution to a peer-reviewed publication?

While Prevention Strategist is reviewed by an advisory panel, it is not identified as a scientific peer-reviewed publication. 

 Is there a renewal process?

Currently, there is no renewal process or extra fee. 

 If I applied in a previous year but was denied FAPIC status, will this affect my chances in future years?

No. Your application will be evaluated based on the application materials submitted for the current year and nothing else. 

 Is there a quota for the number of new Fellows admitted?

No. Candidates are evaluated based on the criteria for admission and not in comparison to the pool of applicants for that year. 

What APIC membership type are eligible?

There are no membership type exclusions if individuals met the specified criteria. 

 When can I expect to receive notification about the status of my application?

All applicants will be notified of their FAPIC status prior to the APIC Annual Conference. 

 How will I know if APIC received my application and payment?

If you are able to see the payment screen, then your application was successfully saved. Additionally, notification of payment will go to the email address provided by the payer. 

 Someone else (e.g., my employer) will pay for my application fee. Do I need to do anything special because of this?

Payment is required immediately following the completion of your application by logging in to the APIC website. If someone else pays your application fee, you will still be required to log in and pay for the fee under your account. 

For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org

In the application, you will need to provide contact information for two knowledgeable individuals in infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology to provide letters of support. APIC will contact the individuals with submission instructions. The author of each letter should have sufficient knowledge about you, the applicant, to expand on your advanced achievement and service in the field of infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology.

Authors of the letters of support will be asked to provide: 

• Name of the applicant for whom the support letter is being written. 
• Name, title/position and contact information for the author of the letter. 
• A statement defining how the letters’ authors know the applicant, and how long they have known the applicant. 
• At least two examples of how the applicant has demonstrated achievement and service to the infection prevention and control and/or epidemiology profession, not related to their job responsibilities, at a state, regional or national level.  

• Examples include details of voluntary leadership roles in state, regional or national infection prevention and control committees, publications in peer-reviewed journal, books or texts, presentations to state, regional or national audiences, or contributions to published resources. 

For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org

Continued FAPIC status is contingent on continuing your APIC membership and maintaining CIC, LTC-CIP, and/or AL-CIP status. APIC will check the membership and certification statuses of all APIC Fellows on an annual basis and will notify those who are in danger of losing their status. 

 In 2019, APIC created Fellows Emeritus for current Fellows who are retiring and no longer maintaining their CIC. Fellows Emeritus still requires an active APIC membership, but all membership types, including Retired, are accepted. 

For questions, please contact us at fellows@apic.org

Congratulations to all the Fellows awarded:

• 2025 APIC Fellows
• 2024 APIC Fellows
• 2023 APIC Fellows
• 2022 APIC Fellows
• 2021 APIC Fellows
• 2020 APIC Fellows
• 2019 APIC Fellows
• 2018 APIC Fellows
• 2017 APIC Fellows
• 2016 APIC Fellows