UK Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine

Advice from someone who's Been There

Now with added FJFICM!

© James Austin 2008


Congratulations to the 30 candidates who passed on 3-4 June - by far the largest sitting yet! Please drop me a line and let me know how it went - I depend on your feedback!

 

One of the things that makes the DICM tough is the fact that, being a fairly new exam, relatively few people have sat it - it's hard to know what to expect or how to prepare. This site aims to remedy that! The advice offered is entirely subjective, based largely on my and other candidates' experiences qualifying, studying and sitting for the exam. You might find some, all or none of it useful - take it or leave it! PLEASE NOTE that apart from having taken the exam myself, I have no official connection with the DICM. If you want to apply to write the exam, you need to approach the IBTICM.

Click on the links below for more detail.
 

Why do the Diploma in ICM?

Am I eligible for the exam?

What are my chances of passing?

What does the exam involve?

The ETR and Case Reports

The Dissertation

Studying for the exam

Last-minute preparations

The Big Day

When is the next sitting?

Useful Links, including the surprisingly popular ICM Literature Hit Parade

 

If you have any ideas for improving this site, I'd love to hear from you. Please email comments, complaints, compliments or queries to austin@dicm.co.uk. My thanks to those who have already emailed kind comments and suggestions.

 

This site was born on: 2 July 2002

Site last updated: 28 June 2008

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