APPLICATION CALL FOR Hybrid International Emergency Medicine- HIEM Training Program. THE DEGREES OF MRCEM (Member of Royal College of Emergency Medicine) & FQim (Fellowship in Quality Improvement.
HIEM is the first collaborative international Emergency Medicine (EM) training developed in the UK. HIEM trainees will go through 4 years of training (1st and 4th year training in Nepal and 2nd and 3rd year training in the UK). Trainees will follow Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) curriculum, RCEM portfolio, and Fellowship in Quality improvement (FQim) modules as part of the training.
At the end of the training process, trainees will appear for Member of Royal College of Emergency Medicine MRCEM exam and will receive two qualifications (MRCEM and FQim). The degree of MRCEM will be awarded by Royal College of Emergency Medicine which is accepted by NMC. The degree of FQim will be awarded by the World Academy of Medical Leadership (WAML). The candidates will be designated as International Training Registrar (ITR), after selection in the HIEM training entrance exam.
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1. ENTRY CRITERIA/ EXAM
A. Eligibility criteria of HIEM entrance exam:
MBBS degree with a one-year internship registered in Nepal Medical Council.
B. Eligibility criteria for applying MTI application to continue HIEM UK training (2nd year and 3rd year training):
1. Have completed at least 3 years postgraduate experience, including an internship and minimum one-year RCEM recognized Emergency Medicine training program (HIEM training 1st year), thus completing three years of post-graduate experience.
2. If selected candidates who have completed the only internship should work for one year as Medical Officer in the Emergency Department of CMC and then they can continue into the first year of HIEM Training at CMC, thus completing three years of post-graduate experience.
3. Be certified in at least one life support course - ALS (or RCEM recognized equivalence).
4. Have achieved a minimum score of 7.0 in each section (speaking, listening, reading and writing) of the academic module of the IELTS and an overall minimum score of 7.5. The test should have been taken within the last 2 years. Or Have achieved a grade of at least 'B' in each testing area (speaking, listening, reading and writing) of the Occupational English Test (OET)-medicine version. The test should have been taken within the last 2 years. If the candidate fails to clear IELTS or OET - medicine version, the candidate will undertake HIEM training at Chitwan Medical College.
5. End of every year of training, trainees must be successful in their Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) outcome which will be conducted by a panel of Consultants from RCEM/NHS/CMC. End of Nepal first year HIEM training, trainees must be successful in their ARCP, before entering MTI UK training.
6. Letter from WAML confirming that appropriate topic has been identified in the field of Emergency Medicine and adequate progress has been achieved in their thesis work.
7. Have an institutional sponsor specifying the post they will return to Chitwan Medical College.
EXAM DETAILS: 25th September 2019
- MCQ- 100 MCQ true or false Emergency Medicine questions
- Selected first sixteen candidates will appear for OSCE
- The exam will be conducted by ICEM (International Centre for Emergency Medicine-UK)
26th and 27th September 2019(Only for selected 16 candidates):
- English test (Only for selected candidates)- 500 words essay
- OSCE 4 stations -
- Clinical Questions
- Practical OSCE
- Leadership and management
- General Questions
28th September 2019: 2nd Chitwan, International Emergency Medicine Conference
Exam venue: QiMET National center, Chitwan Medical College, Chitwan, Nepal
Application charge: NRS. 5000
Application Form: Please log in to www.cmc.edu.np
Application submission deadline: 20th September 2019
III. EXIT EXAM: At the end of four years of HIEM training, trainees to travel to India to give their MRCEM exam as completion of this training.
IV. HIEM COURSE ADMISSION/TUITION FEE:
Admission fee: 1 lakh NPR
Tuition fee: 22 Lakhs NPR
Deposit: 5 Lakhs NPR (refundable at the completion of HIEM Training)
V. STIPEND/BENEFITS:
- Stipend during CMC Training (1ST and 4th Year): NPR 18,000 per month in the 1st Year and NPR 20,000 per month in the 4th Year
- Stipend/Benefits during UK Training (2nd &3rdyear): £35,000/ annum (Nepalese Rupee 5,065,119.00) + 50% banding £17,500 (Nepalese Rupee 2,532,559.00)
- Other funding benefits during UK Training (9800-Nepali Rs 549,932) as follows:
- Fellowship in Quality improvement (FQim) course fund - £2000
- ALS, ATLS, APLS course funding support (around £1200)
- portfolio funding support (£400/ year)
- First-month accommodation free (£175)
- Entitle to bring your immediate family (wife+ children)
Successful applicants can obtain full GMC registration without taking the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test.
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