General Pathology Exam Changes

Attention, General Pathology Residents.

Please be advised that starting in the spring of 2013, the Royal College certification examination for the General Pathology discipline will be offered at 2 separate dates and centres.

This decision is part of the strategy to decentralize all written components to the regional centres and has been discussed and approved by the examination committee and Chair of the Specialty Committee. The examination remains a Comprehensive Objective Examination (COE), whereby examination scoring would remain compensatory: the final pass/fail status will still be determined by combining the scores on all components of the examination as is currently the model. 

The written component will now be offered at the regional centres across the country the first week of May and the Oral/Practical component will continue to be held in Ottawa at La Cité collégiale.  Note that the Royal College personnel will continue to organize and administer all components of the examinations, including the written components, without the need for involvement by the local program administrators in each city.

All program directors are asked to inform their residents and faculty.

Note that candidates (ruled eligible) will be receiving their notice of registration for the examination between November 2012 to mid January 2013.

For more information, please contact:

Patricia Bascelli
Administrator, Examination Administration, TMCE
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Promenade Echo Drive, Ottawa ON K1S 5N8
Tel 613-730-6214
Toll Free 1-800-668-3740 ext 214
Fax: 613-730-8261
Email: pbascelli@royalcollege.ca

Neurology Exam Changes

Attention, Neurology residents.

Please be advised that starting in the spring of 2013, the Royal College certification examination for the Neurology discipline will be offered at 2 separate dates and centres.

This decision is part of the strategy to decentralize all written components to the regional centres and has been discussed and approved by the examination committee and Chair of the Specialty Committee. The examination remains a Comprehensive Objective Examination (COE), whereby examination scoring would remain compensatory: the final pass/fail status will still be determined by combining the scores on all components of the examination as is currently the model. 

The written component will now be offered at the regional centres across the country the first week of May and the Oral/OSCE component will continue to be held in Ottawa at La Cité collégiale.  Note that the Royal College personnel will continue to organize and administer all components of the examinations, including the written components, without the need for involvement by the local program administrators in each city.

All program directors are asked to inform their residents and faculty.

Note that candidates (ruled eligible) will be receiving their notice of registration for the examination between November 2012 to mid January 2013.

For more information, contact:

Patricia Bascelli
Administrator, Examination Administration, TMCE
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Promenade Echo Drive, Ottawa ON K1S 5N8
Tel 613-730-6214
Toll Free 1-800-668-3740 ext 214
Fax: 613-730-8261
Email: pbascelli@royalcollege.ca

Obs/Gyne Exam Changes

Attention, Obstetrics & Gynecology residents:

This is simply to remind all stakeholders that the written component of the Obstetrics and Gynecology certification examination will be decentralized to the regional centres and held on May 1-2, 2012 and effective 2013, it will be held during the 1st week of April (exact date will be determined by the fall of 2012).
For more information, contact:

Patricia Bascelli
Administrator, Examination Administration, TMCE 
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada  
774 Promenade Echo Drive, Ottawa ON  K1S 5N8
Tel 613-730-6214  
Toll Free 1-800-668-3740 ext 214 
Fax: 613-730-8261
Email: mailto:pbascelli@royalcollege.ca