Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission : Call For Application For The 2020 Federal Medical Team Selection And Examination
The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission is responsible for co-ordinating, regulating and supervising Christian Pilgrimage in Nigeria. As part of its mandate, the Commission organises pilgrimage programmes annually to the Holy Lands of Rome, Greece and Israel. The Commission recruits various medical personnel on adhoc and voluntary basis to provide medical services to pilgrims.
In pursuance to this goal, the Commission wishes to call for applications from qualified Christian Medical Personnel for the 2020 Federal Medical Team Examination.
Interested candidates aged 35 and above are to apply online through the Commission’s website www.ncpc.gov.ng/2020-Medical-application from 1st – 15th September, 2020.
The Exam is scheduled to take place on 3rd October, 2020 at the JAMB centres in selected states across the six geo-political zones. Further details are in the application form on the Commission’s website.
The examination fees for the various categories are:
Doctors: N15,000
Pharmacists: N13,000
Nurses & Others: N11,000
Possession of Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) training certificate is an added advantage. Candidates should also be in practice.
The online application and Examination is the only means through which candidates will be selected as members of the FMT. Kindly disregard calls or e-mails from persons asking for credentials and money to enrol on the team.
Federal Medical Team members that participated in the pilgrimage exercise in the 2018 and 2019 and those already serving a ban are not eligible to be part of the 2020 team and risk a ten-year ban should they choose to apply.
Those on the 2019 Federal Medical Team and are yet to travel need not re-apply.
Please note that only 1 Doctor, 1 Nurse will be selected from each state. 1 Pharmacist and Other Health Professionals will be selected from each geopolitical zone. Pass Mark is 70% for Doctors and Pharmacists and 60% for Nurses and Other Health Professionals.
Please Note this Application closes at 4pm on 15th September 2020.
Why is the age preference this time around??