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Subspecialty EXAMINATIONs

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Subspecialty Examinations

In-Hospital Clinical Examination (IHCE)

The In-hospital Clinical Examination (IHCE) is a requirement for CMFM and COGU trainees. For details about the format and arrangements for the CMFM IHCE More ( . 90KB).For further information about the examination, please refer to the relevant Subspecialty Handbook.

 

Revised In-Hospital Clinical Assessment (IHCA) for COGU Trainees

A new assessment for COGU trainees has been developed and is now an option for eligable trainees (See downloads below).

Downloads

COGU IHCA Instructions ( . 144KB)

COGU IHCA 12 Week Assessment ( . 28KB)

COGU IHCA Midtrimester Assessment ( . 33KB)

COGU IHCA Third Trimester Assessment ( . 29KB)

COGU IHCA Gynaecological Assessment ( . 30KB)

COGU IHCA Application Form( . 31KB)

 
Written Examination

A written examination is part of the assessment for each Subspecialty qualification.

Subspecialty written examinations are held in August. The 3-hour examination comprises 12 short answer questions (SAQs), or a mixture of SAQs and short essay-type questions. All questions are of equal value and are expected to be answered in approximately fifteen minutes each.

Candidates presenting for RANZCOG written examinations are reminded of changes to the format of SAQ papers that came into effect for all examinations from August 2005. More ( 90KB)

Sample questions for each of the subspecialties can be accessed below.

 

Oral Examination

An oral examination is part of the assessment for each Subspecialty qualification.

Subspecialty oral examinations take approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. Candidates rotate through 9 separate encounters each of 15 minutes' duration. The dates of oral examinations are set by the Subspecialty Board of Examiners.

 

Examination Applications

For details regarding the examinations, including dates, fees and venue, please download the application form More ( . 60KB)

The closing date for all subspecialty examination applications is 30 April in the year of the examination.

 
Sample Written Examination Questions

Sample questions for each of the subspecialties are available.

 

 

 

 

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