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REQUIREMENT
AND ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria:-
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(a) |
be members
of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP) who are registered
with the Hong Kong Medical Council. |
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(b) |
have 3-year
full time experience in primary medical care practice.. |
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DATES |
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(a) |
Deadline for
Application: January 18, 2002. |
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(b) |
| PART
1: |
Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ) paper will be held on February 9,
2002 (Saturday), 15:00 - 18:00. |
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(c) |
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2: |
consists
of The Practice Assessment and The Consultation Skills Assessment,
and will be held from May, 2002 onwards. |
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FORMAT
AND CONTENTS |
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The
assessment will consist of the following two parts:- |
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(a) |
| PART
1: |
Multiple
Choice Questions
Only candidates who pass Part 1 may apply to sit for Part
2 of the Assessment. |
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(b) |
| PART
2: |
consists
of two segments, Practice Assessment and Consultation Skills
Assessment. |
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Details
of the format and contents can be found in "Guidelines on Primary
Medical Care Certificate Assessment", which are available from
the HKCFP Secretariat. |
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CRITERIA FOR A PASS IN THE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENT
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A
candidate must score a minimum of 55% in the MCQ paper before being
eligible to apply to sit for the Part 2 of the assessment.
A candidate must score a minimum of 55% in both segments in the
Part 2 assessment to pass the whole Primary Medical Care Certificate
Assessment. The respective score of Part 1 and/or a segment of Part
2 of the PMCCA can be retained for a maximum of three years if a
score of >= 55% is achieved in that segment. A candidate must
pass all the PMCCA segments within three years from the year of
the first attempt in order to be certified pass in the PMCCA. Candidates
who fail to pass all the segments within three years will be required
to sit both Parts of the PMCCA again. |
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ASSESSMENT FEES |
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The
assessment fee for Part 1 is $5,000.
The discounted assessment fee for Part 2 is $3,000.*
All fees must be paid in full on application. All fees paid are
neither refundable nor transferable. A cheque of the appropriate
fees made payable to "The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians"
” should be enclosed with the application. Applications will not
be processed unless the appropriate fees have been paid. |
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APPLICATION
FORMS
Application forms are available from the College Secretariat at
Room 701, 7/F, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road,
Aberdeen, Hong Kong. The deadline for application is January 18,
2002. |
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AWARD OF PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE CERTIFICATE |
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The primary
medical care certificate (PMCC) will be awarded to candidate who
has passed the PMCCA and whose practice(s) have been assessed.
The PMCC is valid for ONE calendar year, which ends on 30 June.
The PMCC will be renewable on 1 July every year if the certificate
holder fulfills all the HKCFP QA&A requirements and is awarded
the current HKCFP Certificate of Quality Assurance (its equivalent).
If a candidate
works in more than one clinic, separate practice assessment is
required for each of the clinic locations in order to obtain separate
certificates for these clinics. The candidate is required to work
personally in each clinic location for not less than 20 hours
per week.
The PMCC will
bear the address of the assessed clinic. The certificate holder
must apply for a new certificate when the practice location is
changed. Practice assessment will be required before the new certificate
is issued.
Acknowledgement:
special thanks are due to all assessors, without their voluntary
support, the college is unable to offer discounted assessment
fee to our members.
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| *If
additional assessment is required for more than one clinic site,
a fee of HK$5,000 will be added for each additional site. |