Careers

"Intensive care medicine encompasses the assessment, resuscitation and ongoing management of critically ill patients with life threatening single and multiple organ failure. Work is not confined to the intensive care unit, since patients are usually admitted to the unit from the care of a primary team elsewhere within the hospital. Intensive care specialists are also frequently involved in transporting and assisting with the management of seriously ill patients who may not eventually end up in the intensive care unit ". (CICM website)

Intensivists work with virtually all other specialities in a hospital and may be involved in other clinical roles, depending on their interests and other qualifications e.g. retrieval, pre-hospital care, academic intensive care medicine, organ donation, safety and quality assurance.

How to train as an Intensivist

Training to become an intensivist in Auckland is a comprehensive six year programme. All the rotations required to fulfil the requirements for the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) training program can be done within the Auckland region.

Who can I talk to and where to next?

The training programme in Auckland is organised by the Intensive Care Medicine Vocational Training Committee with representation from all hospitals across Auckland. This committee is committed to further improve the quality of teaching in intensive care medicine in Auckland.