College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)
Business / Practice Details
Business / Provider Type
College, Education Provider
Services Offered
Events, CPD Courses, Education, Medical education
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Intensive care
Profile
Business / Provider Profile
The College of Intensive Care Medicine is the body responsible for intensive care medicine specialist training and education in Australia and New Zealand. The College offers a minimum six year training program, in both general and paediatric intensive care, with a number of assessments, culminating in Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (FCICM). The College has over 1000 Fellows throughout the world. The main office is located in Melbourne, with regional committees throughout Australia, and national committees in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Why us
What do we provide?
For Fellows:
The College provides continuing medical education, professional development, maintains standards and advocates for Fellows' needs to governments and the community. Fellows sit on the College Board and associated committees.
For trainees:
The College provides a high quality training program, with supervision of clinical training, administration of assessments, and a range of workshops and courses. There is a Trainee Committee made up of trainee representatives from each Australian state and territory and New Zealand, and one of these members is co-opted on to the College Board.
For research:
The College publishes a highly respected scientific, peer-reviewed Journal: Critical Care and Resuscitation (CC&R). CC&R currently has an impact factor of 2.51 and this places it in 18th position in the world of critical care journals.
For the community:
The College advocates for health and social policies to improve the healthcare of all Australians and New Zealanders. The College also ensures patients are treated by well-trained, qualified intensive care specialists, in both general and paediatric intensive care medicine, who continue to improve their skills, qualifications and clinical practice through continuing education.
International Medical Graduates and Area of Need:
The College assists the Australian Medical Council in reviewing the credentials of overseas trained specialists, and with the recruitment of suitably qualified overseas trained doctors into declared area of need positions on a temporary basis.
For Fellows:
The College provides continuing medical education, professional development, maintains standards and advocates for Fellows' needs to governments and the community. Fellows sit on the College Board and associated committees.
For trainees:
The College provides a high quality training program, with supervision of clinical training, administration of assessments, and a range of workshops and courses. There is a Trainee Committee made up of trainee representatives from each Australian state and territory and New Zealand, and one of these members is co-opted on to the College Board.
For research:
The College publishes a highly respected scientific, peer-reviewed Journal: Critical Care and Resuscitation (CC&R). CC&R currently has an impact factor of 2.51 and this places it in 18th position in the world of critical care journals.
For the community:
The College advocates for health and social policies to improve the healthcare of all Australians and New Zealanders. The College also ensures patients are treated by well-trained, qualified intensive care specialists, in both general and paediatric intensive care medicine, who continue to improve their skills, qualifications and clinical practice through continuing education.
International Medical Graduates and Area of Need:
The College assists the Australian Medical Council in reviewing the credentials of overseas trained specialists, and with the recruitment of suitably qualified overseas trained doctors into declared area of need positions on a temporary basis.
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