EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE (EDIC)EDIC OBJECTIVESTo promote quality standards in education and in ICM in Europe. The awarding of a speciality exam in intensive care medicine is a key component of the strategy. Many jurisdictions specify EDIC as a professional qualification in ICM and the increasing numbers sitting the exam also attests to its widening acceptance. Responsibility for the European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC) belongs with the Education and Training Committee and its EDIC subcommittee, under the leadership of Hans Flaatten (Bergen, Norway).
HistoryThe first EDIC exam took place in Baveno in 1989 with a total of 40 candidates. In Amsterdam 2003, the number sitting EDIC topped 100 candidates and now over 300 candidates take the exam annually. The increasing numbers taking the exam and requests to broaden the accessibility to EDIC Part 1 has resulted in a decision to hold EDIC at additional venues other than at the ESICM Annual Congress. It can now be taken in Bern/Switzerland, in Ede/Netherlands (in association with an NVIC educational meeting) and in Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia.
The EDIC examination guidelines will provide you with information on the exam as well as the requirements needed to sit the exam.
written examinationTo help you prepare for the online application please read the instruction document.
Please note that your seat at the written EDIC exam is only guaranteed after you have paid your invoice.
Each year, we hold four written exam sessions:
Ede, The Netherlands - February 2009The date: 12 February 2009. Application deadline: TBD Maximum number of places: 100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - February 2009The date: 12 February 2009. Maximum number of places: 20 (preference will be given to Malaysian candidates)
Lisbon, Portugal - 22 September 2008Monday 22 September 2008: 08.00-11.00 during the ESICM annual congressApplication deadline: 24th July 2008 midnight Maximum number of places: 250 Results have been sent out by postal mail to all candidates. Results will not be given over the telephone.
Bern, Switzerland - 22 September 2008Monday 22 September 2008: 13.00-16.00 Application deadline: Monday 14 July 2008 Maximum number of places: 30 Results have been sent out by postal mail to all candidates. Results will not be given over the telephone.
People who have failed the written exam must wait at least one year prior to being able to resit the written exam again.
Oral examinationRegistrations for EDIC part II (oral/clinical) are in preparation and will soon be available online.
Examination fees
Exam fees, less 10% administrative costs, will be reimbursed only if the ESICM is notified at least 4 weeks prior to the exam date. Refunds will not be given thereafter or be transferred to another exam date.
ESICM will send invoices to the candidates after approval of their applications for the written/or oral examinations. 21% Belgian VAT is included in the above mentioned fees.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE EXAMWe advise you to draw fully on:
- Critical Care exam course in Bristol, United Kingdom (8 May 2009) - Critical Care exam course in Cardiff, United Kingdom (2 September 2009) - training opportunities at a local and national level - our Annual Congresses with its 11 Educational interactive sessions and its pre-congress courses, including the new ICM Refresher Course - the PACT programme
The EDIC Guidelines can also provide you with some additional information on recommended approaches to training.
What's new?
FOR EXAM CANDIDATES: The Refresher Course held during the ESICM annual congress will feature EDIC style MCQs.
FOR EXAMINERS: Examiner workshop on 24-25 September 2008 in Lisbon. Meeting minutes will be sent to all participants.
The examiners workshop in Lisbon
Information for workshop participants: * for the faculty members: an extra-night will be reserved for you in the faculty hotel. * for the non-faculty members: please book your hotel via the congress site. The ESICM will reimburse you the cost of the hotel for the Wednesday night after the congress. You will find the reimbursement form by clicking here.
Exam organisation and Guidelines for Examiners
Organisation guidelines for examiners
The EDIC subcommittee favours exam centralisation as a mechanism of improving quality and harmonising the exam process. Exam reports are key to the Subcommittees audit process. The format of the exam is always evolving and improving. An ongoing collaborative venture with the Swiss authorities (http://www.swiss-icu.ch/) is resulting in a common Part 1 exam, utilising aspects of both body's traditional exam. The 2007 autumn exam was a joint venture, with a separate additional specific paediatric module for Swiss candidates seeking eligibility to sit the Swiss Part 2 exam.
If you need complementary information, please contact Mrs Dominique D'HOIR at +32-(0)2-559 0350 or Dominique.dhoir@esicm.org.
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