Academic Qualifications

A. Under-Graduate Education (Include a copy of your M.B.B.S. Degree from the university concerned)

B. Post-Graduate Education & Training (Include a copy of your MD/MS. Degree from the university concerned)

C. Clinical Training & Experience in Sleep Medicine

After carefully reading the Information, applicants must determine your category for requirements for one of the sections given below.

C. 1. Sleep medicine training programme of ISDA :- Applicants must have one year training in sleep medicine under the supervision of a Fellow of Indian Sleep Disorder Association in the accredited training program of ISDA.

(Note: Candidate must submit a certificate from the Supervisor certifying that he has fulfilled the requirement of supervised training in all the areas of the subject as per the course curriculum)

C. 2. Sleep medicine training obtained as DM Resident in the disciplines mentioned below :- Graduates of training programs (DM) in Pulmonary medicine, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine or Neurology can satisfy requirement as follows:

• Pulmonary medicine: Pulmonologists who have had exposure/experience in sleep medicine as part of training period during their DM in the said discipline.
• Clinical neurology: Clinical neurologists who have had exposure/experience in sleep medicine as part of training period during their DM in the said discipline.

(Note: Candidate must submit a certificate from the Head of Department/Supervisor certifying that he has fulfilled the requirement of supervised training in all the areas of the subject as per the course curriculum)

C. 3. Sleep medicine training obtained as MD/DNB Resident in the disciplines mentioned below :- Graduates of training programs (MD/MS/DNB) in Pulmonary/Respiratory medicine, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology, or Psychiatry can satisfy requirement as follows:

(Note: It must be certified by the Head of Department that the centre runs a functionalSleep disorders Clinic and performs supervised in laboratory Polysomnography. Candidate must also submit a certificate from the Head of Department certifying that he has fulfilled the requirement of supervised training in all the areas of the subject as per the course curriculum. Further that the candidate has worked in the sleep laboratory, independently validated Polysomnography reports & done titration of CPAP/Bilevel-PAP of patients.)

C. 4. Sleep medicine training obtained after MD/DNB Residency in the disciplines mentioned below :- Graduates of training programs (MD/MS/DNB) in Pulmonary/Respiratory medicine, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology, or Psychiatry can satisfy requirement as follows:

Training in the discipline of Sleep Medicine formal/ informal following which the individual has been practicing Sleep medicine devoting at least 25% of time in the said discipline. Practice involves full validated polysomnography (Type I) with manual titration for a minimum of five (05) years after post graduation.

(Note: It must be certified by the Head of Department where formal/informal training obtained (Certificate of training to be enclosed).

Certificate from the Head of the Institution where person has been practicing certifying that he/she is independently managing cases of sleep disorders. Further, that the Institution has a full Polysomnography laboratory, where validated sleep studies are undertaken and manual titration performed.

The total experience should not be less than five years after post-graduation & training.

C. 5. Candidates for special consideration:

• C. 5. A. Individuals who are currently working as Faculty in the Departments of Medical Colleges where sleep medicine is being practiced and has been working for a minimum of 03 (three) years.
• C. 5. B. Who have a obtained training in sleep (satisfying all requirements) in another country and intends to take the said exam.

Note:

a). It must be certified by the Head of Department that the Medical College (Department) runs a Sleep disorders Clinic and performs supervised in laboratory Type I Polysomnography testing including manual titration of CPAP/ Bilevel PAP and that the said candidate is a member of the Faculty of the College.

b). Certificate from the Head of the Institution where person is practicing, stating that he/she is independently managing cases of sleep disorders. Further, that the Institution has a full Polysomnography laboratory, where validated sleep studies are undertaken and manual titration performed.

A copy of the certificate of competence in sleep medicine conferred by the Overseas Board must be attached.

c). CME credit: If you are claiming CME credit please indicate here the number of Conferences/workshops attended, and provide documents of these credits with your application. For candidates in categories 3, 4, certificates of training/workshops attended /conferences attended /papers presented/ research work undertaken review/ original articles published/accepted for publication would help for the committee to decide on allowing the candidate to take the said examination.

(The final decision of credit to be awarded will lie with the Controller of examinations, whose decision will be final and binding to all)

d). Current registration and dates obtained Include a copy of all of your current registration to practice medicine (the annual renewal card with an expiration date)