This is my last FFICM exam as Chair. Dr Vickie Robson will take over the role at the next exam. I wish her, the examiners and the exams department my best wishes for the future. I have been an FFICM examiner since the exam’s inception and have seen it grow and develop under the watchful eyes of the GMC. I am confident that under Vickie’s guidance the exam will continue to flourish and attaining the FFICM will remain a badge of honour in the Intensive Care world.
Running a successful exam requires hard work from examiners assisted by the expertise of the exams department. All examiners become members of one of the exam’s subgroups. The Chairs of subgroups are responsible for question writing, exam setting, standardization and administration. In my time as Chair I have received invaluable support from current Deputy Chair, Dr Vickie Robson and subgroup Chairs – Jerome Cockings (Audit), Gary Mills (SOE), Jeremy Cordingly (OSCE) and Jeremy Bewley (MCQ) – as well their deputy chairs and all of the Board of Examiners.
