OSCEs for the FFICM

The FFICM (Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive CareMedicine) examination is a new examination which was created to ensure thatsuccessful candidates have attained recognisable national standards in the subject. It is a compulsory qualification for any medic who wants to work in IntensiveCare Medicine. The examination was held for the first time in2012 and it takes place twice a year (in March and October).

It is hoped that2,000 candidates per annum will sit the exam once it is well established.

This new book is the first book on the market to cover the OSCE element of theexam.

It provides 4 whole examinations' worth of questions (13 perexamination), which cover all likely scenarios and subject areas that thecandidate is likely to encounter in the examination.

It is divided into two sections: the first section simply provides thequestions; in section 2 the questions are repeated and full answers aresupplied.