Recognizing the varied backgrounds of the Critical Care trainees, the programme is set up to enable a great deal of flexibility with regards to the details of training. This will insure that regardless of background, each individual, whether emanating from Medicine, Surgery or Anaesthesia, will be able to function as an I.C.U. consultant on any type of patient. Thus rotations will vary according to an assessment of the individual's strengths and weaknesses. The programme affords the opportunity to fill in gaps, broaden one's experience, and deepen everyone's capabilities. The Critical Care Programme consists of both clinical I.C.U. experience in multiple, busy multidisciplinary I.C.U.'s caring for general medical and surgical patients, as well as large numbers of trauma, neurosurgical and cardiovascular patients.
Experience is also available with paediatric intensive care as well as burn patients.
The trainee functions at a progressive level of responsibility, assuming the role of I.C.U. coordinator as soon as it is appropriate to do so, although always with faculty back-up. Thus, the Critical Care Trainee functions in an oversee, supervisory, and teaching role. In addition to the clinical I.C.U. experience, the academic side of the programme affords varied and full opportunities to develop and perfect teaching skills as well as to expand and deepen one's appreciation and understanding of the whole field of Critical Care. Electives, both block and horizontal, are available in virtually any field of endeavour in order to provide the opportunity to strengthen and diversify one's abilities. A maximum credit of one year may be obtained towards Critical Care training while completing training in one of the base specialties.