HKCA Newsletter, Volume 11, No.1 - The Hong Kong College of ...

HKCA Newsletter Volume 13, Number 1 January, 2004Changes in Intermediate Fellowship Examination Formatfrom July/August 2004From time to time, the Board of Examination reviews the examination format. From theJuly/August 2004 Intermediate Fellowship examination onwards, the oral examination willincrease from one 20‐minute table to two 20‐minute tables in each of Physiology andPharmacology. The change will allow more extensive coverage of topics. We believe this will givecandidates more systematic assessment and better chance of passing the examination. Also fromJuly/August 2004, Intermediate Fellowship examination candidates will be invited to the oralexamination only if they have achieved an acceptable standard in the written papers. This is toallow the examiners to spend more time and focus the oral examination with candidates who areable to pass the examination. We hope this change will also give the candidates a strongerincentive to finalize their examination preparation before the written section.Existing FormatWritten ExaminationNew Format(from July, 2004)Written ExaminationPhysiology12 SAQsPharmacology12 SAQsPhysiology12 SAQsPharmacology12 SAQsAchieved an acceptable standardViva VoceViva VocePhysiology20 minutesPharmacology20 minutesPhysiology 120 minutesPhysiology 220 minutesPharmacology 120 minutesPharmacology 220 minutesSuccessful in Intermediate Examination7