Queensland Medical Education & Training (QMET)

Queensland Intensive Care Training Pathway

To become a trainee of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) you need to register with the College and be appointed to an Intensive Care Unit accredited by the College for Intensive Care Medicine training. The College is responsible for and oversees the training and assessment of doctors who wish to practice as Intensive Care specialists.

Queensland Health is responsible for and oversees the Queensland Intensive Care (ICU) Training Pathway. The Pathway is a statewide initiative to promote and advance the educational and training needs of ICU vocational trainees. The Pathway is facilitated by Queensland Medical Education and Training (QMET) to assist accredited Intensive Care Units to:

deliver ICU Training in Queensland that is of a high quality, sustainable and congruent with CICM training requirements
maintain an ICU workforce to meet clinical service needs
maximise statewide ICU training capacity through the facilitated placement of trainees.

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Pathway Recruitment

QMET provides a coordinated approach through which Intensive Care Registrars are centrally recruited, selected and allocated to Queensland CICM-accredited adult and paediatric Intensive Care Units. QMET is working to improve the capacity and quality of intensive care training in Queensland. In conjunction with the College, and Intensive Care Unit Directors and Supervisors of Training, QMET is working to assist trainees meet their training requirements for the duration of their training.

The Queensland Health RMO Campaign Specialist Training Pathway application process opens 21 May and closes 4 June 2012. All ICU Training Pathway applications must be submitted during this time via the RMO Campaign website at www.health.qld.gov.au/rmo/.

Outside of the annual recruitment dates a late application or an Expression of Interest for a Registrar position can be submitted via www.health.qld.gov.au/rmo/apply_now.asp.

Further information

Further information about the Pathway is available in the following documents or by contacting the ICU Training Pathway by Email QldICUTraining@health.qld.gov.au or Tel: 07 3131 6872:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (PDF, 39kb)
Application Guidelines (PDF, 115kb)
Application Documents (WORD, 56kb)
Key Recruitment Dates (PDF, 53kb)
ICU Medical Officer Role Description (PDF, 125kb)
Queensland Intensive Care Units (PDF, 156kb)
Unit Accreditation for Core Training (PDF, 37kb)
CICM Training Requirements (PDF, 57kb).

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Pathway Education

One of the key objectives of the Pathway is to ensure equity of access to training and education in Intensive Care Units in Queensland by:

identifying current ICU educational programs and resources available across Queensland
supporting the development of statewide educational initiatives
promoting the statewide coordination of ICU educational programs and resources
supporting Supervisors of Training.

In collaboration with the Queensland Regional Committee of the CICM, QMET Pathway activities include:

statewide ICU Education Committee meetings
supporting CICM Supervisor of Training workshops / forums
dissemination of information for ICU related activities / courses
supporting administration of ICU registrar training programs
mapping the training history and requirements for each Pathway trainee
review and governance of the Queensland Health e-Learning Intensive Care Orientation and Training Program.

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