PEM Training

How can I train to be a Consultant in PEM?

If you plan to train in the UK you will have to decide in your Foundation Programme whether you want to approach this from the Emergency Medicine (EM) route or the Paediatric route. In both cases this would extend training to be a consultant by about a year.

If you choose to take the EM route, this currently means applying during Foundation Year 2 to enter the 2-year Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) training (CT1 and CT2). In the next CT3 year all EM trainees spend the year based in an Emergency Department with a large proportion of time dedicated to PEM. Once you enter Higher Specialist Training (ST4-6) trainees can spend an additional year acquiring the competencies required to have PEM registered as a Sub-Speciality on the UK Specialist Register as a consultant. The training consists of 6 months in a PEM training ED, and 6 months based on the wards, in clinics and in Paediatric Intensive Care.

If you choose to take the Paediatric route, at ST4-5 level Higher Specialist trainees in Paediatrics can opt to spend an additional 2 years in their senior training, acquiring the competences required to have PEM registered as a Sub-Speciality on the UK Specialist Register as a consultant. PEM training is usually undertaken as ST6 and ST7 training. There is an annual round of national applications to "the Grid" which is a competitive matching system between applicants and posts available. This is run by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health www.rcpch.ac.uk.  The 2 year training consists of 12 months in a PEM training ED, 6 months in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and 6 months in surgery / orthopaedics.

How can I train in PEM if I’m already on an Emergency Medicine training program?

See Additional Training for PEM

How can I train in PEM if I’m already on a Paediatric training program?

See Additional Training for PEM

How do I find out more?

Speak to an EM(PEM) or a Paed(PEM) consultant in your area or approach your Training Program Director or Head of School.

See PEM Training Centres

Or e-mail training@collemergencymed.ac.uk