Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

History

Founded as the national training body for surgery in Ireland, RCSI has been at the forefront of healthcare education and research since 1784. RCSI recently became an international health sciences university and the professional training body for surgery in Ireland.

Overview

The National Emergency Medicine Training Programme is a seven-year programme that takes doctors from internship (or later) through to Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) in Emergency Medicine.

Applicants for the Core Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine (CSTEM) programme receive marks for performance at interview for knowledge and dedication to emergency medicine, approach to a clinical problem, and general suitability for a career in emergency medicine.

The programme has two elements – three years of Core Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine (CSTEM) and four years of Advanced Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine (ASTEM).

During CSTEM, you will be expected to take and successfully pass both the Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) Primary and FRCEM Intermediate. You need to pass these exams to receive a Certificate of Completion and progress to Advanced Emergency Medicine Training (ASTEM).

Once you have completed CSTEM and passed the Intermediate Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM), you will receive your Certificate of Completion of Core Training (CCCT) and be eligible to apply for the ASAT process (Assessment of Suitability for Advanced Training).

While the aim of the programme is that CSTEM trainees deemed suitable for advanced training will progress, the number of advanced training (SpR) posts available each year is determined in collaboration with the HSE National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP). Where the numbers seeking to progress from CSTEM to ASTEM exceeds the agreed number of SpR posts in any year, competition for the posts will apply.

During ASTEM, which takes four years to complete, you will spend time working in a minimum of three emergency departments (EDs). The focus of the balance of the rotation is between adult-only, paediatric-only and mixed EDs; urban and rural; and Dublin and outside Dublin units.

Leadership

Department Chair:
Program Director:
Associate/Assistant Program Director:
Research Director:

Training Locations

Adult Hospitals

Ireland East Hospital Group RCSI Hospital Group Dublin Midlands Hospital Group UL Hospitals South/Southwest Hospital Group Saolta Hospital Group

Pediatric Hospitals

Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin

Curriculum

PGY1

Your first 12 months will consist of six months emergency medicine and six months trauma and orthopaedics, plastic surgery or acute medicine all under the supervision of approved consultant trainers.

PGY2

Year 2 of the programme will see you rotate through six months of emergency medicine and six months of paediatric emergency medicine. Again, all under the supervision of approved consultant trainers.

PGY3

Your final 12 months will consist of six months emergency medicine and six months anaesthesia/critical care.

PGY4-7 aka ASTEM

Advanced trainees, known as specialist registrars (SpRs), rotate through a minimum of three accredited training emergency departments during the four-year ASTEM programme. This includes a mandatory six months in a dedicated paediatric emergency department.

Exams

Throughout your training, you will work towards successfully completing the Intermediate Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine/MRCEM.

Contact Information

Surgical Affairs, RCSI House, 121 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2, Ireland.

+353 1 402 2100

surgicalaffairs@rcsi.com

External Links

https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/training/emergency-medicine

https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/training/emergency-medicine/cstem/overview https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/training/emergency-medicine/astem/overview