FFICM Education and Training 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of formative assessment in ICM training?

Accepted Answer

A mini-CEX completed mid-rotation with immediate feedback

Answer

A mini-CEX conducted during training with immediate developmental feedback is a formative assessment because it is designed to support learning rather than make a pass/fail decision.

Question 2

During an ARCP, a trainee's e-portfolio shows insufficient evidence of training despite adequate clinical exposure. What outcome is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Outcome 5 — incomplete information requiring further assessment

Answer

Outcome 5 is given when the ARCP panel lacks sufficient information to make a judgment, prompting the trainee to provide the missing evidence before a final decision.

Question 3

What is the key principle of 'curriculum mapping' in postgraduate medical education?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring that learning objectives, teaching activities, and assessments are explicitly aligned

Answer

Curriculum mapping ensures coherence between what is intended to be taught, how it is taught, and how it is assessed, preventing gaps and misalignment.

Question 4

A trainee performing well technically receives poor scores on professional behaviour from nursing colleagues. Under FICM's competency framework, this would MOST likely affect which domain?

Accepted Answer

Professional behaviour and research

Answer

Professional behaviour, including interprofessional communication and conduct, is a specific and separately assessed domain in the FICM competency framework.

Question 5

Which psychometric property of a workplace-based assessment tool refers to its ability to consistently produce the same results across different assessors?

Accepted Answer

Inter-rater reliability

Answer

Inter-rater reliability measures how consistently different assessors using the same tool score the same performance, which is critical for fair trainee evaluation.

(FFICM) Final Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Practice Test

(FFICM) Final Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Practice Test

FFICM Education and Training 3