ICM ARCP Guidance

Published 03/05/2022

Dual CCTs Stage requirements

ICM and Anaesthesia (2010 Dual CCTs programme)

STAGE 1

18-24 months Anaesthetics (Basic) (depending on whether the trainee entered ICM from ACCS or CAT)

 

24 months Anaesthetics (Intermediate)

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Medicine

Exams

FRCA Final

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months Cardiac ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months Neuro ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months General ICM

 

12 months Anaesthesia

Exams

FFICM Exam, MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE)

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

ICM and Anaesthesia (2021 Dual CCT programme)

STAGE 1

30-36 months Anaesthetics (depending on whether the trainee entered ICM from ACCS or CAT)

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Medicine

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months Cardiac ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months Neuro ICM/Anaesthesia

 

3 months General ICM

 

12 months Anaesthetics

Exams

FRCA Final

FFICM Exam, MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE)

Dual CCT doctors must pass the Final FRCA and FFICM Exams in order to move into the respective specialty’s Stage 3. That is, in order to commence the Stage 3 clinical placement the relevant Final exam must be passed, e.g. doctors must pass the Final FRCA to do Stage 3 Anaesthetics and similarly must pass the FFICM to undertake the Stage 3 ICM year. This allows training to progress if one of the Final exams is not completed.

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

12 months Anaesthetics

 

ICM and Acute Internal Medicine

STAGE 1

24 months Medicine

 

12 months Acute Internal Medicine

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Anaesthesia

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM

 

3 months Cardiac ICM

 

3 months Neuro ICM

 

3 months Acute Internal Medicine

 

12 months Acute Internal Medicine

Exams

FFICM Exam (MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE))

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

6 months Acute Internal Medicine

Exams

Acute Internal Medicine Specialty Certificate Examination (AIM SCE)

 

ICM and Emergency Medicine

STAGE 1

12 months Emergency Medicine (core)

 

6 months Acute Medicine

 

6 months Paediatric Emergency Medicine

 

12 months Emergency Medicine (intermediate)

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Anaesthesia

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM

 

3 months Neuro ICM

 

3 months Cardiac ICM

 

15 months Emergency Medicine

Exams

FFICM Exam, MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE)

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

6 months Emergency Medicine

Exams

FRCEM Final

 

ICM and Renal Medicine

STAGE 1

24 months Medicine

 

12 months Renal Medicine

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Anaesthesia

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM

 

3 months Cardiac ICM

 

3 months Neuro ICM

 

15 months Renal Medicine

Exams

FFICM Exam, MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE)

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

6 months Renal Medicine

Exams

Renal Medicine Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE)

 

ICM and Respiratory Medicine

STAGE 1

24 months Medicine

 

12 months Respiratory Medicine

 

12 months ICM

 

12 months Anaesthesia

STAGE 2

3 months Paediatric ICM

 

6 months Cardiac ICM

 

3 months Neuro ICM

 

12 months Respiratory Medicine

Exams

FFICM Exam, MCQ and VIVA (SOE and OSCE)

STAGE 3

12 months ICM

 

6 months Respiratory Medicine

Exams

Respiratory Medicine Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE)