Training Stages for FACEM Trainees enrolling from 2022

Training Time Requirements:

• A minimum of 12 months Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) training in an accredited Adult/Mixed Emergency Department (ED) 

Assessment Requirements*:

• ITAs (every 3 calendar months)
• EM-WBAs
  • 8 x Mini-CEX
  • 1 x Communication Skills (Handover)
  • 1 x Communication Skills (Referral) 

Examination Requirements:

• Primary Examination (Written)
• Primary Examination (Viva) 

Online Module Requirements:

To be eligible for the Fellowship Written exam you must have satisfactorily completed the following online modules:

• Indigenous Health and Cultural Competence
• Assessing Cultural Competence
• ACEM Core Values Modules

Timeframe:
Trainees have 3 years to complete all training and assessment requirements of Training Stage 1
 
*More detailed information on the FACEM Training program, training stages and training requirements can be found in the Trainee Handbook or on the Assessments and Requirements page of our website

Training Time Requirements:

• A minimum of 12 months FTE training in an accredited ED, this time can be completed in an accredited Paediatric or Adult/Mixed ED. 

Assessment Requirements*:

• ITAs (every 3 calendar months)
• EM-WBAs
  • 4 x CbD
  • 4 x Mini-CEX
  • 1 x Communication Skills (Handover)
  • 1 x Communication Skills (Referral) 

Online Module Requirements:

To be eligible for the Fellowship Written exam you must have satisfactorily completed the following online modules:

• Clinical Supervision
• Critical Care Airway Management
• Giving Feedback
• Ultrasound 

Timeframe:
Trainees have a total of 8 years to complete the combined training and assessment requirements of Training Stage 2 and Training Stage 3.

Training Stage 2 requirements must be completed before Training Stage 3 requirements can be started.

*More detailed information on the FACEM Training program, training stages and training requirements can be found in the Trainee Handbook or on the Assessments and Requirements page of our website

Training Time Requirements:

• A minimum of 12 months FTE training in an accredited ED, this time can be completed in an accredited Paediatric or Adult/Mixed ED. 

Assessment Requirements*:

• ITAs (every 3 calendar months)
• EM-WBAs
  • 4 x CbD
  • 3 x Mini-CEX
  • 3 x Shift Report 

Examination Requirements:

• Fellowship Examination (Written) 

Online Module Requirements:

To be eligible for the Fellowship Written exam you must have satisfactorily completed the following online module:

• Clinical Leadership 

Timeframe:
Trainees have a total of 8 years to complete the combined training and assessment requirements of Training Stage 2 and Training Stage 3.
Training Stage 2 requirements must be completed before Training Stage 3 requirements can be started.

*More detailed information on the FACEM Training program, training stages and training requirements can be found in the Trainee Handbook or on the Assessments and Requirements page of our website

Training Time Requirements:

• A minimum of 6 months FTE training in ED accredited for Training Stage 4.
• A minimum of 6 months training in an elective placement (ED or non-ED) that is approved for Training Stage 4. 

Assessment Requirements*:

• ITAs (every 3 calendar months)
• EM-WBAs
  • 3 x Shift Report (in-charge)
  • 2 x Team Lead Resuscitation

Examination Requirements:

• Fellowship Examination (Clinical) 

Online Module Requirements:

To be eligible for the Fellowship Written exam you must have satisfactorily completed the following online module:

• Clinical Leadership

Timeframe:
     Trainees have any remaining time of the overall 12 years to complete Training Stage 4.

Further information on accredited training sites and TS4 can be found on the “Where Can I Do My Training? webpage.

Experience in non-ED settings is important to develop and consolidate clinical and non-clinical skills that enhance the management of patients in the ED. Non-ED training enables trainees to gain an appreciation for the importance of emergency medicine in the broader context of patient health and patient management, with an emphasis on;

• Understanding the organisational structure of the ED within the hospital system.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance the reassessment of complex and critically ill and injured patients.
• Patient disposition upon admission.
• Identifying barriers to accessing health care and developing strategies to address these barriers. 

The Non-ED Requirement is undertaken in placements accredited by a relevant specialist medical college, or by ACEM. This requirement may be undertaken as a six-month placement in a single discipline, or as two three-month placements in up to two different disciplines.

• A minimum of six months FTE training in an accredited non-ED placement.
• May be completed at any time during Training Stages 1 – 3, but must be completed by the end of Training Stage 3. 

Further information on the disciplines in which the Non-ED Requirement may be completed will be available in Regulation G (coming soon). View the information.

The Critical Care requirement is designed to further develop knowledge and skills in recognising, stabilising, treating, and managing a broad range of critically ill and injured patients. It may be undertaken in the discipline of intensive care, anaesthetics, or a combination of both.

• A minimum of 6 months FTE training in an accredited Critical Care placement.
  • Adult/mixed ICU and/or Anaesthetics.
• May be completed at any time during Training Stages 2 – 4.

To be eligible for the Fellowship Clinical exam, PER and Research Requirement must be completed.