Dear all
Q1 is always a busy time for the Joint Faculty as we plan for the year ahead and so far, 2025 has been no exception. Regarding our training posts, we have recently completed a second round of recruitment for the July intake and interest in ICM training in Ireland continues to be high. ICUs will be notified shortly about their final allocations.
The FJFICMI examination takes place on April 24th (written exam) and May 29th (oral exam). The Exam Preparation course took place last week. Many thanks to all the staff who contributed their time and efforts to delivering an excellent course.
The first JFICMI Trainee Study Day took place in the Mater Hospital on February 17th. There was a great mix of lectures and practical teaching stations, including a group simulation exercise. Feedback was very positive from the trainee group. The next 2 trainee days in 2025 will be on June 23rd in St James’s Hospital and in Galway on October 24th.
The fortnightly ICU Grand Rounds series continues under the safe stewardship of Ger Curley and Aisling McMahon. If you are unable to join the live meetings, I strongly encourage everyone to view the recordings on the Joint Faculty website. Such is their quality, they would not be out of place at an international intensive care meeting. We are fortunate to have such high levels of expertise and experience within our Irish ICU and anaesthesiology community.
Following our recent election, I would like to welcome the 3 successful candidates – Dr Orsolya Miskolci, Dr Aisling McMahon and Dr Aidan Magee – to the Joint Faculty Board.
Finally, we await the recommendations of the working groups convened in response to the changes to the Anaesthesiology CSCST. We look forward to working with the CAI and our colleagues around the country to explore solutions mutually beneficial to consultants, doctors in training and to patients.
Enda
Dr Enda O’Connor,
Dean,
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland.