1 x Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) every three months.
This minimum rate of completion applies to both part-time and full time trainees.
Late Phase EM-WBAs: Once trainees have progressed into Late-Phase Advanced Training, in 18 months of ED Advanced Training, they are required to complete a minimum of:
1 x CbD and
1 x DOPS every three months; and
1 x Mini-CEX and
1 Shift Report every six months.
This minimum rate of completion applies to both part-time and full time trainees.
Paediatric Requirement
This is met via either completion of an online logbook which documents cases seen or successful completion of an approved six-month placement in a paediatric emergency department.
Trainee Research
Trainees may choose to complete this via a trainee project, which includes publishing/presenting a paper; or by successful completion of approved postgraduate subjects (for example, clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, biostatistics).
Fellowship Examination
The written and clinical components of the ACEM Fellowship Exam are comprised of two separate, stand-alone assessments. All components are mapped to the ACEM Curriculum Framework and are assessed at the level of a new consultant.
The written examination comprises of select-choice and short answer questions, each having 180 minutes of testing time. Trainees may be eligible to sit the written examination after successful completion of Early Phase WBAs, which is equivalent to a minimum of 12 months of Advanced ED training time.
Trainees may be eligible to sit the clinical examination after successful completion of the written examination, the trainee research requirement, and have completed at least 36 months of advanced training time. Up to 18 stations make up the Objective Structured Clinical Examination of the clinical examination which are tested over a 180 minute period.
