CICM First Part study guide

The First Part Examination is one of the assessments administered within the training and education program of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM), the body responsible for intensive care medicine specialist training and education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It sits within a broader assessment framework that CICM describes as including a mix of in-training evaluations, exams, Workplace Competency Assessments, Observed Clinical Encounters and Formal Projects. The examination is intended for trainees working toward intensive care medicine specialist practice, and the College's training program spans both general and paediatric intensive care, preparing specialists for a full scope of practice. Because the First Part Examination is a knowledge-based hurdle taken early in training, candidates typically prepare by building a structured, spaced revision plan across the core sciences underpinning intensive care, anaesthesia and internal medicine, then testing recall under timed conditions rather than relying on passive reading. The CICM First Part study guide has 4 sections and about 1,331 words.