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MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1977

CAFEGISTRADLE DOCTORS TO SIT FOR EXAM. IN MARCH

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AN EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS, WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE AWARD OF A LICENCE TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG, WILL BE HELD IN TMBOK, THE SECRETARY OF THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE, MR. 1.A.3. YOUNG, ANNOUNCED TODAY,

HE SAID THE CREDENTIALS SUB-COMMITTEE HAD NOW COMPLETED THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL APPLICATIONS FROM UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS FOR REGISTRATION AS CANDIDATES FOR THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION.

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THE 684 APPLICATIONS, 1,562 WERE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR THE EXAMINATION, THE REMAINDER BEING INELIGIBLE OR -AVING WITHDRAWN OF FAILED TO ATTEND FOR INTERVIEWS, HE SAID.

THE EXAMINATION WILL BE IN THREE PARTS WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN MARCH, APRIL AND JULY THIS YEAR. PART I A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PAPER ON PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS TO BE HELD IN VARCH, WILL BE OF THREE HOURS DURATION AND WILL BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE. THERE IS NO PUBLISHED SYLLABUS FOR THIS PART, BUT QUESTIONS WILL BE ON MEDICAL SUBJECTS WITH WHICH ANY QUALIFIED OR EXPERIENCED DOCTOR SHOULD BE FAMILIAR.

PART IL, A WRITTEN TEST OF PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH TO BE HELD IN APRIL, WILL BE A FOUR-PART PAPER OF THREE HOURS DURATION RICH MAS BEEN DESIGNED TO TEST WHETHER A CANDIDATE'S COMPREHENSION OF VEDICAL ENGLISH AND ABILITY OF EXPRESSION IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE, THAT IS TO SAY ABLE TO WRITE, READ AND UNDERSTAND CLINICAL NOTES, REFERRAL NOTES AND TO COMPLY WITH PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE LOCAL MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT.

THE PAPER WILL INCLUDE A STATUTORY FORM FOR COMPLETION AND A SET CASE FOR COMPREHENSION.

PART 111, AN ORAL EXAMINATION ON PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH, CANTONESE CR MANDARIN AND WILL BE HELD IS JULY. THIS EXAMINATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO TEST CANDIDATES' ABILITY TO APPLY PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PROBLEMIT¬ ASPECTS OF MEDICINE FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED IN HONG KONG.

AS WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS, APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PAPER BEFORE PROCEEDING TO TAKE THE WRITTEN ENGLISH TEST AND TO PASS THE WRITTEN ENGLISH TEST BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE ORAL EXAMINATION. CANDIDATES WHO FAIL ANY PART WILL NORMALLY BE ALLOWED TO RETAKE THAT PAFT SUBJECT THE DECISION OF THE EXAMINATION SUB-COMMITTEE.

SEPARATE FEES WILL BE CHARGED FOR EACH PART OF THE EXAMINATION AND THESE WILL INCORPORATE THE REGISTRATION FEE CHARGEABLE UNDER THE REGULATIONS OF THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE WHICH WAS NOT CHARGED WHEN CANDIDATES WERE CALLED TU REGISTER FOR THE EXAMINATION ON T-13 00CASION. THE FEES APE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION LY GOVERMENT, FURTHER DETAILS OF THE EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS AND FEES ILL BE AVVEUNCED M SOON AS POSSIBLE. 500N