COVID-19: Examination FAQs
 

The next FRANZCOG oral examination is scheduled for 18 October 2020. Candidates who registered for the May 2020 examination have automatically been registered for the October examination.

The College is reviewing all examinations and has made a commitment to provide at least three months’ notice to candidates prior to any examination.

Due to the uncertainty that COVID-19 has created, online registration will be made available again to all candidates for the FRANZCOG Oral Examination by mid-June 2020. 

All candidates who have registered or expressed interest in sitting an examination will be contacted when registration re-opens. Information will also be regularly updated on the website and in the FAQs.

As at 7 May 2020

Please do not book any flights or accommodation for the October examination until you have been given a confirmation of the date of your examination in writing from the examinations team.

All candidates who registered for the May 2020 FRANZCOG Oral Examination will be registered for the October oral examination. If you are unable to sit the examination in October 2020, please contact Assessment Services at  [email protected]. Your fees can be refunded.

Yes. No candidate will be adversely affected in their eligibility to sit an oral examination due to the cancellation of the written examination(s).

To be eligible to sit examinations SIMG candidates need to be in a position prospectively approved by the College.

RANZCOG Written Examinations scheduled on 17 July 2020 are deferred to a date yet to be confirmed. Registered candidates have been contacted individually.  Please continue to monitor the website for updates.

No decision has been made as to when the next written examinations will be conducted for the Certificate, Diploma and Fellowship examinations. The current contingency plan is to organise an alternative date(s) later in the year to enable all written examinations to be undertaken.
 
The College has made a commitment to provide at least three months' notice to candidates prior to any examination.

Online registration will be made available once plans are in place and examination dates once confirmed.

We recommend that you continue to prepare for your examination if you ae intending to sit in 2020. Candidates who have registered for examinations will be notified as soon as arrangements are finalised. Appreciating that time is needed to prepare for examinations, dates will be confirmed once available ensuring that at least three months’ notice is given to candidates. 

Yes. We are working to identify the best contingency plan for delivery of all written examinations in 2020.

The DRANZCOG Advanced Oral examination scheduled on 30 August 2020 will be run in an on-line format for a limited number of candidates.

Any candidate who has registered or has submitted an expression of interest for the March or August Examination will be contacted by the examinations team. .

Online registration for the DRANZCOG Advanced Oral ONLINE Examination are now open and will close on 14 June at 5:00PM. Late applications will not be accepted. Trainees interested in this examination must read the Candidate Guide before completing the Candidate Declaration and Registration form. Please refer to the website for more information.

Future examinations for the DRANZCOG Advanced Oral Examination in 2020 will be announced as soon as plans are confirmed.

The decision has been made that the subspecialty written examinations will be held in the RANZCOG state and territory and New Zealand offices/locations as required. All examinations will be paper based.

The Certificate Written Examination in Urogynaecology (CU) will be held on Thursday 24 September 2020.

The Certificate Written Examinations in Gynaecological Oncology (CGO), Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasound (COGU) and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) will be held on Thursday 1 October 2020.

Th registration period for these written examinations has now closed.

At this stage there are no changes to RANZCOG examinations that are scheduled in October and November 2020. The Subspecialty Oral Examinations remain scheduled for 22 November 2020.
 
Due to the uncertainty that COVID-19 has created, on-line registration will be made available again to all candidates for the Subspecialty Oral Examinations, after the RANZCOG Board meets at the end of July and in line with Government restrictions in place at that time.
 
The College has made a commitment to provide at least three months’ notice to candidates prior to any examination.
 

All trainees interested in examination updates should continue to monitor RANZCOG website for up to date information.  

The RANZCOG home page will provide the most current information for key activities of the College. Information will be updated on a regular basis through the following communications. A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) will address concerns for the different members of the College.
 
The examinations, selection and training pages for each training program will provide updated information and contact details for more specific questions. The College newsletter Connect, our Facebook page and Twitter will also be channels where we will aim to provide up to date information for our members.

The circumstances relating to employment vary greatly for each trainee. The College asks any trainee who may have employment matters relating to deferred examinations to provide us with details of your circumstances. This information is being compiled to inform contingency planning options moving forward. Contact details are as follows:

• FRANZCOG trainees – [email protected]
• DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced trainees – [email protected]
• Subspecialties - [email protected]

All registration payments received for  examinations scheduled between March and August have been rolled over to the next examination.
 
If you do not plan to sit an examination at the next opportunity and you would like a refund  please contact Assessment Services at [email protected].

Once a date is confirmed for the next examination all candidates who have registered an expression of interest will be contacted to confirm their intent to continue with registration. At this point candidates will be able to continue or decline the opportunity to register for the examination. Candidates who have already paid registration and for whatever reason choose not to continue to sit the next examination will be given a full refund.