An Affiliate Member in the College shall meet the following requirements: 

1. He must be a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines; 

2. He must be duly licensed to practice medicine in the Republic of the Philippines; 

3. He must have completed at least one year of residency training in Internal Medicine in a PCP-accredited training program and at the time of application, must have taken all the required PCP residency examinations corresponding to the year level of training; 

4. He must be a member in good standing of his local medical society; 

5. He must be of good moral character and good ethical standing in the profession;

6. He must submit an application to the Board of Regents in a manner and form prescribed  by  the  Membership and Credentials Committee and accompanied by payment of a prescribed processing fee which shall be applied to the corresponding membership dues for the first year, if the application is approved; 

7. The application must be endorsed by at least two (2) Fellows in good standing of the College. 

The fast-track process to PCP Fellowship also published in this brochure is aimed at guiding the resident-trainee once he enters his residency training in Internal Medicine in a PCP-accredited hospital. With this information, a prospective member will know exactly at which point he should submit his application, the stages he has to go through and how much time he has, to process his application.  A prospective member will know what to expect and what is expected of him.  An applicant who plans his future in medical practice will do well to keep this information in mind.