Good Practice Statement: EDT & KIT Days for IiTs

• FICM only recommends KIT days for those in dual or triple training programmes or who are working towards subspecialty accreditation (e.g. PHEM or PICM).
• KIT days are only recommended for those who are undertaking a placement where there is an extended period of limited exposure to either ICM, their partner specialty or subspecialty. For example:
  • During the medical year of stage 1 training, dual EM or anaesthesia IiTs may request KIT days for clinical exposure in the Emergency Department (EM IiTs) or theatres (Anaesthetic IiTs) or on the intensive care unit (EM and Anaesthetic IiTs).
  • During the anaesthetic year of stage 1 training dual medicine and emergency medicine IiTs could request a day in a medical specialty (Medical IiTs) or the Emergency Department (EM IiTs) or on the intensive care unit (medical and EM IiTs).
  • During stage 3 ICM training, dual or triple IiTs could request a KIT day in their partner specialty or in intensive care medicine – depending on their current placement.
  • During stage 3 training, those undertaking a sub specialty accreditation (e.g. PHEM or PICM) could request KIT days in their relevant subspecialty.
• Up to 2 KIT days per month (to a maximum of 12 per year) may be requested but this is at the discretion of the FICM Tutors and are in addition to EDT and study leave allowances.
  • The maximum of 2 KIT days per month is the monthly TOTAL allowed per IiT e.g., a stage 3 dual EM IiT with PHEM accreditation could only take a maximum of 2 KIT days per month rather than 2 days for EM and 2 days for PHEM.
• KIT days should be used for clinical activities only and evidenced on the LLP.
• Whilst an IiT at any stage of training can request a KIT day, the Faculty feel that they should very rarely be required in stage 1 ICM training, and only used in certain circumstances where the IiT can demonstrate there is the deficit of a specific skillset. KIT days are more likely to be beneficial to those in the latter stages of ICM training particularly those in stage 3 preparing to start a multi-specialty consultant job plan.

Please note that FICM KIT days described above are distinct from the ‘Keeping in Touch’ days endorsed during statutory leave.