ACCS

ACCS is the common training pathway for Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.

Residents complete 6 months each in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Acute Medicine, and Emergency Medicine before returning to their “parent” specialty to complete the remainder of a core / stage 1 training programme.

Why ACCS?
Pros
Broad based experience
Preparation for ICM / PHEM subspecialty training
Exciting acute care

Cons
Additional training time
Completion of ACCS curriculum and Stage 1 anaesthetics