ACEM Fellowship Written case studies
ACEM Fellowship Written · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Fellowship Written Examination is one component of the assessment pathway that leads to Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the FACEM qualification. It is intended for emergency medicine trainees who are progressing through the FACEM Training Program toward independent specialist practice. An important caveat applies to everything on this page. The College's dedicated written examination page could not be retrieved, and the material available does not enumerate the examination's content domains, structure, item counts, duration, or scoring. Topics on this exam: Emergency Medicine (content domains not enumerated in source). The ACEM Fellowship Written case studies are 5 cases and about 3,031 words.
1The Overcrowded Resus Bay: A 3 a.m. Triage Decision
It is 03:10 on a Saturday. Your department has 4 resuscitation bays, all occupied.
709 words, about 4 min2The Elderly Fall with a Normal CT: Deciding Who Goes Home
A 82-year-old woman is brought in by her daughter after a mechanical fall at home. She tripped on a rug and hit her head on a doorframe.
640 words, about 3 min3The Septic Patient Who Is 'Not That Sick'
A 58-year-old man presents at 14:00 with 3 days of fever, cough, and increasing breathlessness. He has type 2 diabetes and is on metformin.
549 words, about 3 min4The Chest Pain with a Normal ECG and a Normal Troponin
A 49-year-old woman presents at 09:00 with central chest tightness that started 2 hours ago while walking uphill. She has a 20-pack-year smoking history, a family history of premature coronary disease, and hypertension.
553 words, about 3 min5The Agitated Patient in a Crowded Resus: Sedation or Restraint?
A 34-year-old man is brought in by police at 01:00 after being found agitated and confused on a street. He is shouting, pacing, and pulling at his clothes.
580 words, about 3 min