converting to the new diploma

For holders of the DipRACOG

The new RANZCOG Diploma (DRANZCOG) was introduced in October 1995. The deadline for conversion from the old Diploma (DipRACOG) to the new Diploma (DRANZCOG) was 31 December 2005. In March 2007 the JCCO through the RANZCOG, RACGP and ACRRM Councils decided that the option of converting from the DipRACOG to the DRANZCOG should no longer be available and that current holders of the old DipRACOG who wish to hold the DRANZCOG should now be required to complete the DRANZCOG training program, including satisfactory completion of the Written and Oral Examinations.

Converting to the DRANZCOG

If you currently hold the Diploma of Obstetrics from the RCOG or the NZ Diploma from the University of Auckland or University of Otago it is possible to convert to the DRANZCOG.

Holders of DRCOG, Diploma in Obstetrics of the University of Auckland or the Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics of the University of Otago may be granted exemption from the examination, subject to a satisfactory log book.

Where exemption from the examination is granted, an exemption fee is payable.

DRANZCOG Certification

Successful candidates will be required to pay a certification fee to the RANZCOG before being granted the Diploma, which is awarded jointly by the RANZCOG, the RACGP and ACRRM. (Note that formal application to receive the Diploma must be submitted to the Training Services Department at the RANZCOG.)

DRANZCOG Recertification Requirements

The DRANZCOG is a recertifiable and time-limited qualification. It is granted for a period of three-five years (adjusted to align with the period of the RACGP QA&CPD Program). Recertification occurs every three years thereafter. This recertification is contingent on the Diplomate accruing a set of points in the RACGP QA&CPD (Quality Assurance and Continued Professional Development) Program or the ACRRM Professional Development Program.

Note: Diplomates who are not included on the list of Recognised GPs with the Health Insurance

Commission (Fellows list or Vocational Register) will have their points administered by the RANZCOG.

Payment of an annual Diploma subscription fee is required to ensure maintenance of the qualification and retention on the RANZCOG Register of Diplomates.

Diplomates listed on the Register will be sent copies of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and also O&G magazine.

Diplomates will be removed from the Register, with consequent withdrawal of College privileges, if they fail to pay the Diploma subscription fee within six months of the due date and/ or if they fail to attain the required points for approved QA&CPD activities by the end of the triennium (as stipulated in regulation 5.2). Those Diplomates who have been removed from the Register will have to reapply to the Joint Consultative Committee on Obstetrics if they wish to regain the Diploma.

Contact

Further information

For further information about Converting to the DRANZCOG , please contact:

Ms Katherine Goodwin
Diploma Training Officer

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