FJFICMI Examination 27th May 2021
The part 1 of the exam took place on Thursday 15th April 2021 and was administered on-line with remote proctoring. A total of 23 candidates sat the exam. The part 1 consisted of a MCQ (all questions type-A/single best answer) paper (50 questions) and a SAQ (Short Answer Question) paper of 8 questions. The MCQ was 90 minutes and the SAQ 120 minutes. The Angoff technique for was deployed for standard setting for both the MCQ and SAQ (first time) prior to the exam being held and all Angoff examiners were blinded to each other A total of 19 candidates passed the part 1 exam.
Eighteen candidates presented for part 2 (1 candidate deferred until 2022) which took place on Thursday 27th may 2021. The major cases (2 per candidate each 30 minutes in duration) were held across 3 sites (St. James’s Hospital, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital). The afternoon vivas were held in the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland. The examination time of each viva was increased this year from 20 to 30 minutes. Sixteen candidates passed the exam outright. The gold medal was awarded to Dr. Stephen Murphy currently working at Beaumont Hospital.
Dr. Donal Ryan was appointed new Chair of Examinations at the JFICMI and Dr. Andrew Westbrook was elected Dean of the JFICMI.
Dr. Andrew Westbrook MB BAO BCh, FCARCSI, FCICM (ANZ), FJFICMI (Ireland) Immediate Past Chairman Examinations Committee JFICMI
'Dr Stephen Murphy currently working in Beaumont achieved first place in the examination and his medal will be awarded at the 2022 Conferring'
Dr. Donal Ryan was appointed new Chair of Examinations at the JFICMI and Dr. Andrew Westbrook was elected Dean of the JFICMI.
Dr Ryan is taking over as the JFICMI chair of the examinations committee. He has been an examiner for the FJFICMI and EDIC exams for many years and is delighted to have an opportunity to build on the work of previous chairs (Drs Brian Marsh and Andrew Westbrook).
Dr Ryan works as a consultant in St Vincent’s University hospital, where he is the current director of the ICU. He previously trained on the anaesthesia programme of the CAI and did his fellowship in intensive care medicine at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne. He is a fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (ANZ) in addition to being a fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland. He hold a masters in cardiac physiology from Oxford and membership of the royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Successful Candidates and Faculty at the recent examination
Dr Brian Kinirons, Dr Stephen Murphy, Medal Winner and Dr Andrew Westbrook
Dr Donal Ryan, Dr Andrew Westbrook & Dr John Bates
Dr Brian Kinirons, Dr Enda O'Connor, Dr Seosamh O'Riain & Dr Michael Power
Dr Teresa Sweeney, Dr Emer Ryan, Dr Kevin Hore
