Onboarding for the ICM CCT Programme

Congratulations! Welcome to the ICM programme

This page provides useful information for doctors who have recently been appointed to the ICM CCT Training Programme, including how to complete your registration with the Faculty.

Step 1: Read our Training Guide

We would encourage you to read the Training Guide for new starters on the ICM CCT Programme (below) that has helpful information about the ICM Training Programme.

Step 2: Meet Your ICM Regional Advisor and Training Programme Director

It’s essential that you meet with your ICM Regional Advisor (RA) and/or Training Programme Director (TPD) as soon as possible after your appointment to the programme.

The ICM CCT Programme welcomes doctors from a variety of training backgrounds. To ensure your future rotations are planned effectively and that you receive sufficient notice of your placements it’s vital to have early discussions with your trainers.

These conversations will allow your RA and TPD to design a bespoke training programme tailored to your individual circumstances, prior experience, and educational needs.

PLEASE NOTE: You must meet with your ICM RA and/or TPD to discuss your training before completing your registration with the Faculty.

Step 3: Prepare for Registration

Once you've had your initial meeting with your ICM RA/TPD, you're ready to register with the Faculty by completing our online registration form. You must register with us in order to access the ICM ePortfolio (FICM LLP) .

Before you Begin

Before starting the form, please read the ICM CCT Registration Webform Questions document below. It lists all the questions you will be asked, so you can prepare everything you need in advance and complete the form in one go.

IMPORTANT: You cannot save the form and return to it later. If you exit or navigate away from the form at any point, your data will be lost.

Completed Steps 1-3? You're ready to register!

Click here to complete your ICM CCT Registration

Step 4: After Registration

After submitting your ICM CCT registration form via the online webform, a copy will be emailed to you for your records.

Once your registration has been processed by the Faculty, you will receive the following:

1. Membership confirmation letter

This will include:

Your unique FICM college reference number (CRN)
Details of when your first FICM subscription payment will be taken
Instructions for setting up a Direct Debit (if applicable)
Additional information for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and Triple ICM and Medicine IiTs (if applicable)

NB: If you selected the Equivalence route for your core training programme we will request a copy of your certificate for our records.

2. FICM Lifelong Learning Platform Access

New Users will receive an email with instructions on setting up their FICM LLP account, along with guidance on how to navigate the portfolio.
Existing RCoA LLP Users will have the ICM side of the platform automatically added to their account You will also receive guidance on how to navigate the ICM side of the platform.

3. Confirmation of Previous Postgraduate Professional Training

A copy of ‘Part 4: Previous Postgraduate Professional Training’ from your registration form will be sent to your ICM RA and TPD. This ensures the information you’ve provided reflects your earlier discussions. If there are any discrepancies, they will be clarified and amended at this stage.

Next Steps: Get Familiar with the Programme

In your first 3 months on the ICM CCT Programme we strongly recommend that you take time to read and familarise yourself with the key documents and guidance relating to:

The ICM CCT Curriculum
The ICM Curriculum Assessment Guidance
The FICM LLP (ePortfolio)
How to incorporate your prior learning and experience into the ICM Curriculum and LLP

Understanding these early will help you make the most of your training and portfolio from the outset.

If anything is unclear or if you have any questions at all about the ICM CCT Programme, please do not hesitate to contact us. We're here to help.

PLEASE NOTE:

National Training Numbers (NTNs)

The Faculty does not issue NTNs. These are issued by your local Deanery. For any queries related to your NTN, please contact your local Deanery office directly.

FICM Membership

As a registered Intensivist in Training member of the Faculty, you'll receive the following rights and privileges:

to be appointed as IiT representatives to Committees, Working Parties, and other groups of the Faculty
to attend available Faculty events
to receive any newsletter or other similar publication produced by the Faculty
to benefit from any training arrangements as organised by the Faculty
to vote in elections for the IiT Representatives of the Board
to receive any publications and e-publications of the Faculty
to receive the TOTUM PRO card to access discounts at a range of retailers. If you would like to register for this please email contact@ficm.ac.uk

Please note that there are no post nominals associated with IiT membership of the Faculty.

Registration Fees

Click here for the subscription rate for FICM's Intensivist in Training membership.

If you are an Anaesthetist in Training paying an annual training fee to the Royal College of Anaesthetists, where possible, we will try to alternate your FICM subscription with your College payment (April or October).
For all other applicants, your subscription start date will be based on when your registration form is received by the Faculty.

Subscriptions run from April to April or October to October and are not linked to the financial year.

Progression in combined training programmes

Updated May 2021

Doctors in ICM dual or triple CCT Programmes take longer to complete their training than they would do if they were training in just one of the specialties. It has come to our attention there is some confusion around establishing the training year for our doctors following a dual CCT programme with a partner specialty.

In counting the years of training, it is agreed that the training years start at admission to the first specialty training programme, and years are added linearly as they are completed irrespective of the responsibility levels reached in the individual specialties, assuming that satisfactory outcomes have been achieved.

The training year at entry (ST3/ST4 etc.) needs to be determined by the Training Programme Director. Due to the different entry routes, trainees may have covered varying amounts of the ICM curriculum prior to appointment, and so would enter at a different point; for example, a doctor from an ACCS core training programme may be appointed at ST4 instead of ST3 level to account for previous experience.

There may be doctors that fall outside of this guidance due to having a complex training history. Where possible, we endeavour to incorporate all relevant prior medical training onto our programme to avoid any unnecessary prolongation of training.

If there are any questions regarding a particular doctor’s training history, we are always happy to help clarify. Please do not hesitate to contact us.