Medical Training Review Panel 19th Report

Training Program

Pre 2014

There are basic and advanced components of the CICM training program, both requiring three years full-time. Details of the program and subjects covered are outlined in Objectives of Training in Intensive Care available on the CICM web site. Many trainees undertake dual training or have completed training in a primary specialty, such as anaesthesia, medicine or emergency medicine.

The intensive care training program provides for interrupted and part-time training, which is permissible in any year of training. Part-time training must result in the equivalent time being spent in training as required by full-time trainees and the minimum trainee commitment must be 20% of a full-time trainee.

2014 Onwards

*Note: The term basic training is no longer applicable and all training is now classified as advanced years 1 to 6 (as mentioned in Appendix F).

Total training time will remain at 6 years, consisting of a minimum of 42 months spent in accredited intensive care medicine training, 12 months of anaesthesia, 12 months of medicine (including 6 months of emergency or acute medicine) and 6 months in an elective placement. Trainees are also required to complete a term in paediatrics in an approved unit and at least 3 months of training must be undertaken in a rural hospital (paediatric and rural requirements may be completed in a discipline other than intensive care medicine).

Intensive Care Training Time

The required 42 months of specific intensive care training is divided into three stages:

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  Foundation Training (6 months) – Undertaken prior to selection into the program.
  
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  Core Training (24 months) – Entry into Core Training requires completion of a recognised First Part (Primary) Examination and other specified learning and assessment tasks.
  
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  Transition Year (12 months) – Entry into the Transition Year requires successful completion of the CICM Second Part Examination in either General or Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, satisfactory In-Training Evaluation Reports (ITER’s) during Core intensive care training, anaesthetics and medicine, and other specified learning and assessment tasks.
  

Clinical Anaesthesia – 12 months

Training in clinical anaesthesia must be undertaken in anaesthesia positions approved by the College. Training time may be retrospectively accredited.

Clinical Medicine – 12 months

Clinical medicine training must be undertaken in positions approved by the College. Six months must be in acute medicine (e.g. Emergency) and six months with responsibility for longitudinal care of medical patients. Training time may be retrospectively accredited.

Elective – amount dependent on Censor’s assessment of previous training/experience. Training may be in intensive care, clinical anaesthesia, general medicine, specialist medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, research or other disciplines related to intensive care.