EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE (EDIC)
EDIC OBJECTIVES To 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).
WHAT'S NEW?
* The EDIC examination guidelines will provide you with information on the exam as well as the requirements needed to sit the exam.NEW EDIC GUIDELINES 2009
* Dummy Part I exam: we offer you the possiblity to test your knowledge during a real exam situation (for further information see below)
* EDIC Newsletter (February 2009)
WRITTEN EXAMINATION (PART I) To 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.
The next written sessions are:
Vienna - 12 October 2009 Date: 12 October 2009, 9:00-12:00 (during the ESICM annual congress) The session is complete. THE INVITATION LETTERS & INVOICES WILL BE SENT MID OF JULY 2009.
"Dummy exam" during the Vienna exam - 12 October 2009 During the next ESICM congress in Vienna, it will possible for candidates to sit the EDIC part 1 exam as a training candidate for a reduced fee. The result will not count towards the diploma but is aimed at providing feedback to the candidate about where their strong and weak points are. In this way we hope the EDIC may also provide its candidates with a new training assessment tool. This year the number of seats is limited to 50 candidates, but will be expanded in 2010 should there be an interest. Date: 12 October 2009 (9:00-12:00) (during the ESICM annual congress) Maximum number of seats: 50 Online application (for candidates who are registering for the first time) Online application (for candidates who already registered online last year)
Bern, Switzerland - 12 October 2009 Date: 12 October 2009 (9:00-12:00) Maximum number of seats: 40 Online application (for candidates who are registering for the first time) Online application (for candidates who already registered online last year)
Kuala Lumpu, Malaysia - 11 February 2010 Date: 11 February 2010 (times to be confirmed) Applications open: December 2009 Maximum number of seats: 30
Ede, Netherlands - 11 February 2010 Date: 11 February 2010 (13.30 -16.30) Applications open: December 2009 Maximum number of seats: 100
A self assessment of MCQ's is available for candidates who have paid their registration fee upon request. Please contact Mrs D'hoir to receive information on how to access the MCQs.
NB: People who have failed the written exam must wait at least one year prior to being able to resit the written exam again.
ORAL EXAMINATION (Part II)
When applying via the online application form, you must choose the country in which you wish to sit the exam. The EDIC committee will assign you to a center in that country and will inform you of the date and place of the exam at least one month prior to the exam (Some centres have already provided exam dates). For all applicants who do not have a reference number for the application form (obtained when you filled in the online written exam application form), or who have not yet used the online application system, please select the option 'Don't know your EDIC reference?" on the first page of the application form. We will send you a reference number within a few days by email to enable you to continue your application procedure. Your application (linked to this reference) will contain all the information you have already sent us when you applied for the Part I written exam. Please add the complementary information needed for the Part II oral exam where requested.
The following table is an update of information for certain centers:
ATTENTION change date
Dutch candidates who wish to sit their oral exam in 2009, please contact Mrs Rita Huissen as soon as possible.
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. If you need additional information, please contact Mrs Dominique D'HOIR
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR YOUR EXAMINATION We advise you to draw fully on the following:
- "Dummy exam" - we offer you the possiblity to sit the exam under real conditions but without it counting. The next session will be held in Vienna during the 2009 ESICM congress. Places are limited in 2009 and will be increased should there be an interest. - Critical Care exam course in Cardiff, United Kingdom (2 September 2009) - Training opportunities at local and national levels. Contact your local authorities. - The ESICM Annual Congress: 11 Educational interactive sessions & 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.
EXAM ORGANISATION AND GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINERS Organisation guidelines for examiners Feedback to fill in for examiners (word format)
TRANSLATION & VALITIDY OF THE EDIC CERTIFICATE The ESICM delivers a Diploma in Intensive Care for those who have passed the EDIC Part I and II and performed the required amount of training, and as such fulfill criteria for receiving the Diploma. This Diploma is in English only. Complementary information can be found in this document.
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