Volume 8 Issue 3 - Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

EDUCATIONExamination dates for 2005DMU examination datesand venuesDMU ExaminationsOral Examination & OSCE*Cardiac■ Date – Saturday 8th October 2005■ Time – 08.00 to 16.00■ Venue – Brisbane(Qld, NT, New Zealand and selected NSWcandidates)■ Venue – Melbourne(SA, VIC, WA and selected NSW candidates)General■ Date – Saturday 15th October 2005■ Time – 08.00 to 16.00■ Venue – Auckland(All New Zealand candidates)■ Venue – Sydney(All Australian candidates)Obstetric■ Date – Saturday 15th October 2005■ Time – 08.00 to 16.00■ Venue – Auckland(All New Zealand candidates)■ Venue – Sydney(All Australian candidates)Vascular■ Date – Saturday 8th October 2005■ Time – 08.00 to 16.00■ Venue – Brisbane(All candidates)*The DMU Board of Examiners determined the finallocations for the OSCEs after final candidate numbers,venue availability and Examiner requirements were known.Candidates are again reminded that while the dates forOSCEs are fixed, all modalities are not necessarily examinedat every centre. All candidates will be advised in writingof the specific location and time of their OSCE/OralExamination session approximately six (6) weeks prior tothe scheduled date.Practical Examinations■ Practical Examination are conducted at thecandidate's clinical practice, where possible, byarrangement between the ASUM DMU Boardof Examiners, the candidate and the PracticeManagers between April and October.DMU Practical Examiner Accreditation andTraining DaysAdelaide – Thursday 29th September 2005(Annual Scientific Meeting)Gold Coast – Thursday 23rd March 2006(Multidisciplinary Workshop)DMU Prep Course■ Gold Coast – Wednesday 22nd March toSunday 26th March 2006DMU Part I Written Examination (Supplementaryand November Applicants):■ Date – Saturday 5th November 2005■ Venues – Yet to be decided■ Time – 08.00 to 16.00The DMU Board of Examiners determined the finallocations for the OSCEs after final candidate numbers,venue availability and Examiner requirements were known.Candidates are again reminded that while the dates forOSCEs are fixed, all modalities are not necessarily examinedat every centre. All candidates will be advised in writingof the specific location and time of their OSCE/OralExamination session approximately six (6) weeks prior tothe scheduled date.DDU dates 2006DDU 2006 Part I■ Part I Applications close on Monday 20th March2006■ Part I Examination will be held on Monday 15thMay 2006DDU 2006 Part II■ Part II Casebook submissions close on Monday16th January 2006■ Part II Applications close on Monday 20 March2006■ Part II Written Examination will be held onMonday 15th May 2006■ Part II Oral Examination for Cardiology candidatesonly on Thursday 15th June 2006■ Part II Oral Examination (excluding Cardiologycandidates) on Saturday 17th June 2006■ The Annual DDU Board of Examiners meetingwill be held on Saturday 17th June 2006Your ASUM Examinationsquestions answeredDMU Matt Byrontel +61 2 9958 0317email dmu@asum.com.auDDU Marie Cawood tel +61 2 9958 7655email ddu @asum.com.au44 ASUM Ultrasound Bulletin 2005 August; 8 (3)