Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM SOEs)
Sit your FFICM viva after rehearsing every answer out loud
Rehearse FFICM Intensive Care viva scenarios out loud against a senior examiner who probes your reasoning. Get examiner-style feedback on any station you finish, in seconds.
What is the FFICM viva, and how do you practise for it?
On 1 July 2026 the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine became the College of Intensive Care Medicine, and postnominals for current Fellows moved from FFICM to FCICM; this practice keeps the FFICM name because that is what the exam and its postnominal were called up to that date. The Final FFICM has three parts: an MCQ paper, which must be passed first, then a 13-station OSCE and the Structured Oral Examination (SOE), taken together at the first sitting, and both must be passed. MedMock practises the SOE only: four 14-minute examiner-led stations, each with two 7-minute questions of five sub-questions, marked independently by two examiners. FICM publishes no station themes; questions are drawn from across the whole curriculum. These practice stations are grouped by curriculum area (anaesthesia and peri-operative care; medicine, surgery and trauma; science; professionalism) so you can target revision. The MCQ and the OSCE, whose stations draw on data, equipment, professionalism and resuscitation, are not practised here. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI examiner, with examiner-style feedback on any question you finish.
Last updated 29 October 2026
FFICM viva practice, on demand
MedMock gives you a senior examiner who probes your reasoning, available 24/7. Pick a question, have a spoken conversation, and ask for examiner-style feedback when you finish, scored against what genuinely matters in the FFICM.
How it works
Choose a question
Pick from the FFICM questions — all 4 that MedMock runs, or let MedMock surprise you the way exam day will.
Have the conversation
Speak naturally, out loud. The AI examiner listens, follows up and probes further, exactly like the viva.
Get instant feedback
The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.
Practise every station
On 1 July 2026 the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine became the College of Intensive Care Medicine, and postnominals moved from FFICM to FCICM; this exam keeps the FFICM name, what it and its postnominal were called up to that date. The Final FFICM is an MCQ paper, then a 13-station OSCE and the Structured Oral Examination taken together. MedMock covers the SOE: four 14-minute stations, each with two questions marked by two examiners. The MCQ and the OSCE are not practised here.
A — Anaesthesia & Peri-op
Anaesthetic and peri-operative aspects of intensive care: airway (NAP4), peri-op ventilation, organ optimisation, anaesthesia for the critically ill (NELA), and recovery.
B — Medicine, Surgery & Trauma
Acute medical emergencies, advanced organ support (RRT, ECMO, MCS), and acute surgical / trauma scenarios in the ITU.
C — Science
Applied physiology, pharmacology of critical-care drugs, microbiology, equipment, clinical measurement, statistics, and the science behind organ-support principles.
D — Professionalism
End-of-life care, capacity and consent (MCA 2005), brain-stem death (AoMRC Code of Practice, 2025 Update), organ donation, family communication, governance, and duty of candour.
Sample FFICM questions
Two questions from the topics that come up most in MedMock's FFICM bank.
“Discuss your approach to family communication during withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in a patient on full organ support after a non-survivable brain injury.”
Example scenarios
A sample of the FFICM scenarios you can practise, each as a spoken conversation.
“Discuss your approach to family communication during withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in a patient on full organ support after a non-survivable brain injury.”
FFICM dates 2026–27
The next FFICM sitting we hold is: FCICM OSCE/SOE, 15 - 18 March 2027. Checked against Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine on 23 September 2026.
Time until FCICM OSCE/SOE, 15 - 18 March 2027
— d — h — m — sThe exam was renamed FCICM in 2026. July 2026 to June 2027 is the final full year of the current OSCE/SOE format; from July 2027 a new exam launches and the legacy OSCE/SOE run only for candidates who already hold a partial pass.
Exam dates change. MedMock is not affiliated with Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine; confirm every date, application window and venue on the official site before you book. Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
FFICM practice — your questions answered
How does the feedback work?
When you finish a question you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.
Can I practise specific FFICM questions?
Yes. You can pick any of the 4 questions to drill a weak area, or run a Full Mock that takes you through the questions MedMock practises, back to back.
How much does it cost?
You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Formats change from year to year: check the official candidate guidance or applicant handbook from the body that runs your exam or interview (the Royal Colleges, NHS England, the GMC and others) for your sitting.
Ready for your FFICM viva?
Rehearse real FFICM scenarios out loud and get instant, examiner-style feedback.
- Instant, personalised feedback
- Real voice-to-voice conversation
- Repeatable attempts, a different run every time
Guides to help you prepare
Be ready for your FFICM viva before you walk in
Start with the £5 taster, a one-off payment for 30 credits: practise FFICM viva scenarios out loud and get any of them marked when you are ready.
Practise the FFICM viva