Use the current JFICMI curriculum to plan revision. The Faculty provides past SAQs and an example answer on its standards and documents page. Older papers help with practice but do not establish the current format; use the August 2026 regulations for that.
JFICMI
Fellowship of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland
The fellowship examination for intensive care medicine in Ireland. It is separate from the fellowship in a doctor’s base specialty and forms part of the requirements for the ICM CSCST.
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Examining body: JFICMI
Cost: €500 written + €500 clinical (€1,000 for both sections at the published 2026 rates). 2027 fees are not yet listed.
Who can sit it
Register with JFICMI and satisfy its accredited-training requirements. The August 2026 regulations require at least eight months of supervised ICM, including six in a general adult ICU, and evidence of FCAI, MRCPI, FRCSI, FRCEM or equivalent. Module timing, recent experience and in-training assessments also matter. Read the current candidate regulations before applying.
When NCHDs sit it
Trainees on the national programme must attempt the examination in their first year to progress to Year 2. Fellowship conferral also requires 12 months of signed-off recognised training. The exam and the full ICM CSCST have different completion requirements.
Exam format
Written examination€500 (2026)
75 single-best-answer questions and eight multipart short-answer questions. · SBA paper: 135 minutes; SAQ paper: 120 minutes.
Online with remote invigilation. A hardware trial precedes the examination; the trial date is not the exam date.
Clinical and oral examination€500 (2026)
Two bedside clinical cases and two structured oral examinations. · 30 minutes per case or oral examination.
Progression from the written section follows the candidate regulations, including their compensation rules.
Dates
No upcoming dates are listed in this guide. Check the examining body’s current schedule before applying. Earlier dates are retained below for reference.
- 13 Feb 2026Apply byWritten application closes (2026)
- 23 Apr 2026TrialWritten equipment trial, not the examination (2026)
- 30 Apr 2026SittingWritten examination (2026)
- 18 May 2026Apply byClinical application closes (2026)
- 28 May 2026SittingClinical examination (2026)
Training links
HST Intensive Care Medicine
Required examination.
Preparation resources
College guidance, question banks, books and courses, grouped by format. Descriptions identify their coverage; provider pages give current prices and access terms.
College guidance
Current candidate regulations and curriculum, with older SAQ papers and an example answer.
Official exam schedule, application information and fees.
Check the provider for current prices and access terms. No affiliate links.
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Facts last verified 2026-10-25. Content updated 2026-10-24.