To be eligible to enrol into Stage 3 of the ACEM PEM Training Program you must be eligible for, or hold, Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), having completed Advanced Training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Trainees undertaking Stage 3 of the ACEM PEM Training Program must satisfactorily complete:

Stage 3

FACEM Training requirements

Time requirements
  • 12 months in an Adult/Mixed Emergency Medicine in an ACEM-accredited emergency department(s) accredited for Training Stage 4
  • 6 FTE months Critical Care in an adult/mixed placement

Assessments requirements
  • All prescribed Emergency Medicine Workplace Based Assessments (EM-WBA) requirements for Training Stage Four of the FACEM Training Program.
  • A Formal Teaching Presentation
  • A Guideline/Protocol and Review or Audit
  • A Morbidity and Mortality Presentation
  • Trainee Research Requirement
  • Fellowship Written Examination
  • Fellowship Clinical Examination

How to apply

If you are a FRACP who wishes to enrol into Stage 3 of PEM Training, please complete the Stage 3 PEM Enrolment Form.

Trainee Progression Review Panel

Trainees undertaking Stage 3 Paediatric Emergency Medicine training requirements shall have their progress reviewed by the applicable regional Trainee Progression Review Panel (TPRP) at the completion of:

  • 12 FTE months Adult/Mixed emergency medicine training in Training Stage 4
  • 6 FTE months of Critical Care Training

Stage 3 PEM Training –​ eligibility for ACEM election to Fellowship

To be eligible for election to Fellowship of ACEM, trainees undertaking Stage 3 ACEM PEM Training must:

  • have satisfactorily completed all training and assessment requirements
  • be eligible for or have been elected to Fellowship of RACP
  • have a letter of support from the CJCT-PEM (Committee for Joint College Training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine) confirming that all paediatric and RACP requirements have been successfully completed
  • have paid all applicable fees as from time to time prescribed by ACEM

For further information or advice on PEM Training with ACEM, please contact: [email protected].

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