Emergency Medicine Training News

Recognition of Emergency Medicine Training Posts from 1st July 2010

There was an unfortunate degree of confusion about the status of SHO and Registrar posts in Emergency Medicine in the country's EDs in the lead up to the 1st July 2010 changeover. The situation is complex and reflects legislative, oversight, managerial and relationship changes within the relevant bodies charged with oversight of training. While similar difficulties are being encountered in other specialties for the same reasons, EM has been harder hit than many other medical specialties. ACEMT intends to set up a national Basic Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine (BSTEM) Programme which will be rolled out in July 2011.

The Statement of Intent agreed with HSE METR (Medical Education, Training & Research), the Explanatory letter sent to all Consultants in Emergency Medicine and the document on Basic Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine referred to in the correspondence are all available to view.

Other Training News

24th June 2010

• The updated Guide to the Marking System and the Selection Process for the July 2011 intake to Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine is now available for would-be applicants.

22nd June 2010

• The updated Terms of Reference for the Advisory Committee on Emergency Medicine Training, effective from 1st July 2010, have been published.

5th May 2010

• Application Forms for Educational Approval for new or additional SpR posts have been uploaded to the site and are available to download from the Training Documents webpage.
• From 1st May 2011 the recently enacted Part 11 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 makes Competence Assurance a mandatory requirement for continuing on either the General or Specialist Register maintained by the Medical Council. A letter from Dr Gareth Quin, Chair of ACEMT to all Consultants in Emergency Medicine  explaining its introduction and the Forum of Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies Framework Document are both accessible by clicking on the links. ACEMT will devise a Competence Assurance Framework for Emergency Medicine which will be published on this site when approved by the Medical Council.