THE 3RD 5-YEAR SURVEY OF FELLOWS (BY EXAMINATION) OF THE FACULTY OF INTENSIVE-CARE, AUSTRALIAN-AND-NEW-ZEALAND-COLLEGE-OF-ANESTHETISTS

A questionnaire was sent to 126 Fellows who had passed the Fellowship Examination in Intensive Care up to and including the examination of O ctober; 1995. The major objectives were to assess the continuing invol vement of Fellows in Intensive Care and obtain feedback on training an d the examinations. Only six Fellows failed to respond, Ninety-six per cent of responders had some involvement in Intensive Care and 89% had re current formal Intensive Care appointment. The median percentage o f the week spent in the Intensive Care was high. Forty-seven percent w ere practising some anaesthesia. Although there was considerable indiv idual variation, the Fellows had not changed their median amount of In tensive Care practice over time. The responders provided feedback on t heir work patterns in the public and private systems, and their traini ng and examinations. Overall, the training/examination system appears to satisfy Fellows although some fine toning is required.