Joint and dual training options

Duration: Minimum four years full-time (part-time available)
Structure: Stages 1, 2 and 3
Prerequisite: You must be registered as an Advanced Trainee with ACEM.

Curricula

FACEM Trainees undertaking the Joint Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Training Program are guided and supported in their training by the PEM Advanced Training Curriculum, used in conjunction with ACEM’s Curriculum Framework.
 
The curricula specify the learning outcomes expected at the completion of each stage of training, building upon the pre-existing knowledge, skills and professional attributes of trainees. Assessment of Joint PEM trainees occurs through In-Training Assessments (ITAs) conducted by the PEM DEMT or Supervisor.

Requirements:

	ACEM Trainee Requirements	RACP Trainees Requirements
Stage 1	12 months Provisional Training in an Adult/Mixed Emergency Medicine Pass the ACEM Primary Exam	36 months Basic Training and Pass FRACP Part 1 (written and clinical exams)
Stage 2	12 months paediatric medicine and 18 months paediatric emergency medicine 6 months paediatric ICU 12-24 months adult EM and Fulfil Trainee Research Requirement Pass Fellowship Exam On completion of this stage, achieves ACEM Fellowship and a letter from the Joint Training Committee confirming completion of Stage 2 training RACP Pathway.	12 months Adult Emergency Medicine Training 18 months Paediatric Emergency Medicine Training 6 months Paediatric ICU Development & Psychosocial training Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course Logbook (Adult EM Procedures) Research requirement On completion of this stage, achieves RACP Fellowship and a letter confirming completion of Stage 2 training RACP Pathway.
Stage 3	12 months paediatric medicine and Pass FRACP Part 1 (written and clinical exams) and Complete Developmental & Pyschosocial requirements including 6 months mandatory training and RACP research projects On completion of this stage receives a dual Fellowship ACEM & FRACP	12 months adult EM and Pass ACEM Fellowship Exam and Fulfill ACEM Trainee Research Project On completion of this stage receives a Dual Fellowship ACEM & FRACP

The 18 months of mandatory paediatric emergency medicine training time may only be undertaken in departments that have specific PEM accreditation and, unlike adult ED training, must be wholly undertaken during Advanced Training.

Assessments:

• Emergency Medicine Workplace-based Assessments
• In-Training Assessments
• Primary Exam
• Trainee Research Requirement
• Fellowship Exam
• FRACP Part 1 Written and Clinical Exams
• RACP Research Projects.

Training end point:

There are two potential end-points to specialist training in paediatric emergency medicine:

1. Single Fellowship

Trainees may elect to terminate Joint Paediatric Emergency Medicine training at the end of stage two of the joint program, ie. once they receive Fellowship of their parent College and a letter from the Joint Training Committee stating that they have completed all requirements for training in paediatric emergency medicine.

2. Dual Fellowship

Trainees who wholly complete stage two of the joint program may also elect to continue with stage three of joint training. Before commencing stage three, it is necessary to register as a trainee with the other College (ACEM or RACP, as appropriate). Completion of all components of stage three will lead to dual fellowship of both ACEM and RACP.

Eligibility

You must be:

1. Registered as a trainee with either ACEM or RACP (the ‘parent College’) for the purpose of undertaking your initial specialist training (concurrent registration with both Colleges is not required)
2. An Advanced Trainee with your 'parent College'.

Forms

What you need to do:

1. Complete the PEM151 Application for Enrolment in Joint Training Program.
2. Submit the form to your 'parent College' accordingly:

ACEM

e [email protected]
m ACEM, 34 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne VIC 3003
t +61 3 9320 0444

RACP

w www.racp.edu.au

Forms:

PEM151 Application for enrolment in PEM Joint Training Program

PEM152 Notification of term details FACEM PEM candidates only

Prerequisite: You must be concurrently registered as a specialist training program trainee of both ACEM and the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM). This training is not a formal joint program but allows you to streamline training in both specialties.

Requirements:

Formal concurrent registration as a trainee with both CICM and ACEM is essential. This should be done as early as possible to maximise the opportunities for training components being accredited by both Colleges. 

48 months of Advanced Training, made up of:

• 24 months of Advanced Training in emergency department(s) accredited by ACEM for emergency medicine training
• 24 months of non-ED training in posts approved by the Council of Education comprising:
  - 12 months FTE intensive care medicine
  - Six months FTE anaesthetics
  - Six months FTE medicine.

How to vary your training program

Important to note

• Only at the point of application for election to Fellowship can you apply for the variation to the ACEM Advanced Training requirements
• Each College mandates and assesses the components of their individual training programs
• Retrospective recognition of prior training will not be accepted.

How to Apply

FACEM trainees who have completed concurrent training with CICM, may apply to have the standard Advanced Training requirements varied as follows:

• 24 months approved ED training will be required (rather than 30 ED months)
• 24 months approved non-ED training will be required (rather than 12 months non-ED and six months discretionary).

The substitution of six months ED training for six months non-ED training allows for completion of further six months in an approved medical term, which can also be counted towards CICM core requirements. The medical term must be completed and assessed while undertaking concurrent ACEM training. However, this substitution will not be accredited towards the FACEM qualification until completion of all dual training requirements.

Remember you should register with both ACEM and CICM as early as possible to maximise the opportunities for training components being accredited by both Colleges.

What you need to do

1. Follow the instructions for the standard FACEM Training Program application process starting at the top of this page.
2. Enrol with CICM.
3. Advise ACEM of your dual trainee status.

Contact

e [email protected]
t +61 3 9320 0444

 

Progression to Fellowship

For dual emergency and intensive care medicine trainees, the FACEM qualification will not be awarded prior to the completion of all dual training requirements that includes:

1. Obtaining CICM Fellowship, including any variation to the CICM training requirements (as specified by CICM)
2. Satisfactory completion of the FACEM Specialist Training Program, including any variation to Advanced Training (as detailed above).

Further information relating to CICM training requirements can be viewed on the CICM website.