ORAL EXAMINATION (SOE)

MRANZCOG Oral Examination (SOE)

Eligibility for the Oral Examination

Details regarding eligibility for the MRANZCOG Written Examination can be found in the Training Program Handbook .

Oral Examination format (in brief)

Candidates are examined at eight 20-minute stations, each manned by a single examiner. Each station involves a simulated clinical encounter with a patient and sometimes with other people (midwife, registrar, patient's partner, etc...). Of the 20 minutes set aside for each station, 15 minutes are actual testing time, with the remaining time being used by the candidate to move to the next station to read the initial document(s) for that station. The examiner uses this time to complete mark sheets and to set up for the next candidate.
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Venue

The MRANZCOG Oral Examination is held in Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) only.

Scoring of the Oral Examination

The scoring system currently used for the MRANZCOG Oral Examination is as follows:

• A list of scoring items is developed by the examiners for each station. None of these is a critical action in the sense that is must be performed to pass the station, but are all actions that a candidate should perform.
• A total of 20 points is the maximum possible for each station.
• Each scoring item is allotted a score depending on its relative weighting.
• Each station includes one scoring item (with a maximum score of five points) based on the examiner's assessment of the candidate's general clinical competence in managing the case.
  

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