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IMPACT faculty role

Want to help trainees in medicine? Want to teach acute medicine?

Ill Medical Patients' Acute Care and Treatment (IMPACT) is for you.

  • Expand your teaching portfolio and strengthen your curriculum vitae
  • Benefit from networking opportunities
  • Receive a quarterly newsletter for insights and updates

IMPACT (Ill Medical Patients’ Acute Care and Treatment) is a two-day course focused on the principles and practice of acute medical care. It is designed to support trainees in developing the skills required to assess and manage acutely unwell patients. We're are looking for clinicians who are interested in contributing to the delivery of the course as faculty members.

Who can apply?

To join the IMPACT faculty, you should:

  • Be a consultant, associate specialist, or specialty registrar (ST3 or above) in acute medicine or a related specialty
  • Hold MRCP, FRCA, FRCS (A&E), or an equivalent higher medical qualification.

In some cases, specialist nurses or allied healthcare professionals (such as resuscitation officers) working in acute medicine may be considered at the discretion of the course director. Most faculty members are doctors.

Experience and preparation

All faculty members must have completed some form of instructor training before teaching on an IMPACT course. This may include:

  • A Generic Instructor Course (GIC)
  • An advanced life support course
  • An IMPACT Instructor Training Day

It is recommended that faculty have observed an IMPACT course beforehand. However, this is not essential if the course director is satisfied that you are familiar with the course content and teaching approach

IMPACT Instructor Training Day

The IMPACT Instructor Training Day is a half-day course for clinicians who are interested in contributing to the delivery of the course as faculty members. 

  • Attend a free, half-day course at the College
  • Develop your teaching and educational skills
  • Contribute to the training of postgraduate clinicians
  • Build your professional network across acute specialties
  • Support and influence the development of trainees
  • Refreshments and catering provided

The course will prepare you for teaching on the IMPACT course.

Learn more and book your place for IMPACT Instructor Training Day

The normal £150 fee for this course will be waived for participants who sign up to teach on two IMPACT courses over the following year. Please email us to find out more: impact@rcpsg.ac.uk