FFICM Examination Queries | The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

What is the FFICM Examination for the new curriculum?

For further information, please see the Examinations page .

When is the next sitting of the FFICM exam?

The dates of each sitting of the FFICM are advertised on the Examinations Calendar.

Who is eligible to sit the exam?

The FFICM exam is open to: doctors appointed to the UK ICM CCT programme, either the Dual/Triple CCTs or standalone CCT. The exam is also open to registered Affiliate Trainees of the Faculty who have completed training commensurate with either Stage 1 ICM (if they entered Higher Specialist Training after August 2012) and thus achieved Affiliate Fellowship. The exam is also open to SAS grade doctors who are registered Associate Members/Members of the Faculty (MFICM). All entrants for the FFICM examination must be eligible for full registration with the GMC. More detailed information can be found in the FFICM Examination Regulations .

I am on the ICM CCT training programme – when in my training do I have to sit the FFICM?

Intensivists in Training should pass the FFICM exam as part of their Stage 2 training. The FFICM exam can be sat at any point in Stage 2 training, but must be passed before the trainee can progress to Stage 3.

I am an overseas doctor – can I sit the FFICM?

The FFICM is not currently open to overseas doctors.

I am an SAS doctor – can I sit the FFICM Final exam?

Yes, SAS grade doctors are eligible to sit the FFICM Final provided they are registered as either Associate Members or Members of the Faculty (MFICM), are currently practising in ICM, and have previously completed one of the designated ICM core programmes along with its requisite Primary examination (there is currently no independent FFICM Primary). An SAS Grade doctor who passed the Final FFICM and subsequently sought a CCT in ICM would need to enter ICM training within 10 years of passing the examination.