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Specialty Training Committee                           

Training in intensive care medicine occurs at basic, intermediate and advanced levels.

Anaesthetic trainees who intend for a significant part of their consultant practice to be in ICM need to apply to register for dual accreditation before ST5. The European Diploma can be sat prior to applying (and is highly recommended) but the UK Diploma is best taken from within the ICM programme. Whilst it is a good way of getting on the short list, please note an ICM Diploma isn't a prerequisite.

Those intending to apply for dual accreditation can apply for equivalence at the Step 1 level only if they have 6 months of Acute Medicine as well as 10 case summaries. AM can be obtained as an OOPE during ST training after prior discussion with the ST3-7 TPD.

Basic ICM Training

All anaesthetic trainees undertake basic training in intensive care medicine at CT1-2. Only 3 months of Basic level training is recognised towards dual accreditation. 

Intermediate ICM Training

This applies to all anaesthetic trainees as well as those intending to apply for dual accreditatoin in ICM. It comprises 3 months ICM at ST3-4 and a further 3 months ICM at ST 5-7. It does not mean than you only do three months ICM at either of these stages as providing your modular training can be incorporated it is possible to undertake additional ICM slots in either ST3, 4 or 5.

Advanced

Trainees who wish to specialise in ICM and achieve dual accreditation spend 18 months in ST5-7 working in ICM - 6 months in ST5-6 and the entire final year as an ST7 undertaking advanced training. Advanced ICM trainees can work abroad but only 6 months pre-authorised/recognised by PMETB training overseas can count towards their CCT. If they wish to spend a total of one year abroad then six months must be taken as an OOPE. Alternately they could do a split post abroad (6 months anaesthetics/6 months ICM) as an OOPT if it is pre-authorised/recognised by PMETB and as long as the overseas ICM flows seamlessly into their UK advanced 6 months post so as to give a full year's advanced ICM training in one tranche as an ST7. This must be discussed in advance with the ST3-7 TPD and the ICM TPD. 

For further details, please visit the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine(IBTICM) website for all the details about training, including registration forms, training curricula and guidance.

Annual Assessment Process:

  • There is a separate ARCP/RITA process for dual CCT trainees, run by the Deanery and the ICM TPD who will liaise directly with trainees

Paediatric Intensive Care

The Intercollegiate Committee for Training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (ICTPICM) is a section on the RCoA website which contains all relevant details for training in Paediatric intensive Care medicine.