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Intensive care medicine

1. Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2011 - ICM Single

Doctors wishing to undertake training in the single specialty of Intensive care medicine (ICM) must follow the curriculum which was approved on 5 October 2011.  

The first 2 years of core specialty training is either in Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) or core medicine or Anaesthetics. From ST3 onwards training will be specific to ICM, a CCT in ICM (single) requires the completion of both core and higher approved training.

CT 1 & 2 ST3 - ST7

Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) (pdf) / Core Medical Training (CMT) (pdf) / Core Anaesthetics (pdf)

Intensive care medicine Single (pdf)

2. Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2010 - ICM Joint

Doctors wishing to undertake training in the specialty of Intensive care medicine (ICM) must acquire it jointly with one of the specialties of primary appointment of Anaesthesia, Emergency medicine, Medicine or Surgery.

The first 2 years of core specialty training is in Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) or core medicine or Anaesthetics or Core Surgical Training. From ST3 onwards training will be specific to ICM, a CCT in ICM requires the completion of both core and higher approved training.

CT 1 & 2 ST3 - ST7

Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) (pdf) / Core Medical Training (CMT) (pdf) / Core Anaesthetics (pdf) / Core Surgical Training (pdf)

Intensive care medicine (pdf)

CCT of Primary Appointment

3. Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2007 - ICM Joint

Acute Care Common Stem

The ACCS curriculum element below has also been approved as an element of the ICM curriculum. Trainees who successfully complete ACCS training may join the above curriculum at an appropriate level.

Associated Assessment System

The Intercollegiate Committee for Acute Care Common Stem Training is in the process of providing to the GMC the assessment blueprint for ACCS.

Annual College Summary 2008/2009 (pdf)

The 2007 Intensive Care Medicine curriculum is presented in six parts - please click on the links below to access each part of the curriculum.