CICM First Part
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SAQ grading with marking points and tier, AI MCQ bank, cross-table viva simulation with voice mode, spaced-repetition flashcards and sourced study notes. Built around the four domains of the First Part Examination.
All applied to the ICU.
Write a First Part SAQ and get an examiner-style debrief: tier (Fail / Borderline / Pass / Distinction), score estimate out of 20, a marking checklist with every point flagged as hit or missed, an examiner comment, and a full model answer. Written to the standard of CICM exam reports.
- Fail / Borderline / Pass / Distinction tier with score out of 20
- Every marking point checked against CICM examiner report themes
- Model answer with specific values, normal ranges, and ICU application
- Topic sessions or random sets from the question bank
- AI question generation in First Part SAQ format
Runs sessions in First Part cross-table viva format: 2-minute reading time on a single basic science topic, then 10 minutes of ICU-applied probing with a structured debrief. Voice mode transcribes spoken answers using medical speech recognition.
- Timed cross-table format: 2 min reading, 10 min viva on one topic
- ICU-specific follow-ups: sepsis, ARDS, organ failure scenarios
- Voice mode: speak your answer, no typing needed
- Debrief with tier, strengths, gaps, and key learning after each session
- Covers all physiology, pharmacology, and measurement topics
Curriculum-mapped flashcard decks with spaced repetition: cards you get right come up less often, cards you miss come back sooner. Card types include mechanism, drug profile, pharmacokinetics, normal values, and ICU clinical correlates.
- Spaced repetition: review what you're forgetting, not what you know
- Card types: mechanism, PK/PD, normal values, drug comparison, equations
- MCQ drill mode for rapid-fire practice
- One click from card to full study note
- Image cards: pressure-volume loops, waveforms, pharmacokinetic curves
Structured study notes for every topic in the First Part curriculum. Written to a consistent seven-section format and aligned to the published CICM First Part curriculum, Australian guidelines and primary literature. They surface automatically alongside SAQ and viva debriefs.
- All 176 First Part curriculum topics covered
- Consistent 7-section structure: scannable, not a wall of text
- Aligned to the published CICM First Part curriculum and Australian guidelines
- Full-text search across all notes
- Linked from SAQ debrief, viva feedback, and flashcards
The CICM First Part curriculum defines 244 learning objectives across 17 sections. Primex maps every LO to the study notes and flashcards that cover it, with a Curriculum tab showing a checkbox checklist and progress bar so you know exactly how much of the syllabus you've covered.
- All 244 CICM First Part LOs across 17 sections
- Checkbox completion persisted across sessions
- Click any LO to jump directly to the relevant study note
- Per-section and overall progress bars at a glance
Feature N · Study Plan & Readiness
One readiness score. Always know where you stand.
An adaptive study plan that counts down to your CICM First Part exam date and tells you what to study next. A single readiness score blends coverage, accuracy, retention and consistency into one number out of 100, so you can see at a glance whether you are tracking ahead or behind pace.
- Days-to-exam countdown and pace tracking, ahead or behind
- Readiness score out of 100, blended from four signals
- Coverage, accuracy, retention and consistency broken out
- Streak counter and weekly attempt target
- Study this next: the topic queued for today, one tap to open
The CICM First Part Examination tests the scientific foundations of intensive care medicine: physiology, pharmacology, and clinical measurement. It is the gateway to the Fellowship examination and to advanced ICU training. The exam sits twice yearly and has a pass rate of approximately 50%, reflecting the breadth of content and depth of mechanism expected.
- OrganiserCollege of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM)
- FormatWritten paper (20 SAQs, 10 min each, 20 marks per question), followed by 8 cross-table vivas of 10 min each for candidates who pass the written component
- DomainsPhysiology (~55%), Pharmacology (~25%), Measurement & Equipment (~10%), Microbiology & Research (~10%)
- SittingsTwice yearly, typically March and September
- Pass rateApproximately 50% per sitting
- Standard intensive care manual references
- Standard applied respiratory physiology references
- Standard medical physiology references
- Standard ICU pharmacology references
- Deranged Physiology; derangedphysiology.com
- CICM First Part curriculum document; cicm.org.au
- CICM published SAQ papers and examiner reports
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- ✓ One specialist exam (your choice)
- ✓ Study notes for every curriculum topic
- ✓ Flashcards with spaced repetition
- ✓ 10 MCQs per topic (sampler)
- ✓ Study plan with pace tracking
- ✗ MCQ drill mode
- ✗ SAQ question bank & sessions
- ✗ SAQ Grader & AI marking
- ✗ AI Viva simulation
- ✗ Community feed
- ✓ All 21 specialist exams: SAQ, MCQ, Viva & Voice
- ✓ Flashcards with spaced repetition & MCQ drill
- ✓ Study notes for every curriculum topic
- ✓ SAQ question bank & sessions
- ✓ Study plan with pace tracking
- ✓ Community feed
- ✓ All 21 specialist exams: SAQ, MCQ, Viva & Voice
- ✓ Flashcards with spaced repetition & MCQ drill
- ✓ Study notes for every curriculum topic
- ✓ SAQ question bank & sessions
- ✓ Study plan with pace tracking
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- ✓ All 21 specialist exams: SAQ, MCQ, Viva & Voice
- ✓ Flashcards with spaced repetition & MCQ drill
- ✓ Study notes for every curriculum topic
- ✓ SAQ question bank & sessions
- ✓ Study plan with pace tracking
- ✓ Save 40% vs monthly plan
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