THE FRACP EXAMINATION

- Written Examination

- Clinical Examination
The FRACP Examinations (cont.)
The Clinical Examination
Application for the Clinical Examination
Upon success in the Written Examination, candidates will be sent an application form for the Clinical Examination.
The closing dates for applications for the Clinical Examination are in the Basic Training section of the College website under Clinical Examination.

Fees
A fee is payable at the time of application for the Clinical Examination.

Locations and Date of Examination
The Clinical Examination is held in June each year in New Zealand and in July/August in Australia in various centres.
A further Clinical Examination for eligible candidates from Australia and New Zealand, if required, will be held in August/September each year in Australia.

Specific dates for the Clinical Examination each year are available in RACP News and in the Basic Training section of the College website under Clinical Examination, or from the Examinations Section of the College office in Australia or the College office in New Zealand.

Format of the Examination
The Clinical Examination is designed to assess clinical skills, attitudes and interpersonal relationships.
The examination format:
  • requires candidates to be examined on 2 long cases and 4 short cases within 2 examination cycles on the one day;
  • allows for assessment on one long case and 2 short cases in each cycle;
  • allows for a candidate to be examined during these 2 cycles by at least 4 pairs of examiners;
  • requires that each case will be scored independently, and the passing score will be determined by the aggregate mark obtained.
The standard required includes the breadth of knowledge, aptitude and skills sufficient for the management of adult medicine patients.

Number of Attempts
Candidates are required to successfully complete the Clinical Examination within a period of 59 months (five years) of passing the Written Examination. Candidates who do not pass the Clinical Examination within this period must again undertake and pass the Written Examination.

Recommended Reading
In addition to the standard textbooks of adult internal medicine, the following journals are suggested as good supplementary reading, particularly with respect to recent review articles:

- Annals of Internal Medicine
- British Medical Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Medical Journal of Australia
- The American Journal of Medicine
- The Lancet
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- The New Zealand Medical Journal

Further Information relating to the Clinical Examination
For other information, including Guidelines for Candidates, see the Basic Training section of the College website under Clinical Examination.

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