EXPERIENCE

Procedures and scans

Personally perform a minimum number of procedures and ultrasound scans

ASSESSMENTS

Logbook	Record of training experience, workplace-based assessments, workshop participation and monthly logbook checks by the training mentor
Workplace-based assessments	Seven paper-based assessments of clinical and procedural skills
Case syntheses	Five de-identified written case syntheses on a range of obstetric conditions
Workshop	Basic Obstetric Skills
Training programs	Obstetric Anal Sphincter InjurieS (OASIS) Medical termination of pregnancy (mTOP)
Summative assessment	Final written supervisor assessment (with optional formative appraisal feedback prior to this assessment)
Oral examination	Eight stations, each involving: – 2 minutes for reading – 12 minutes for examination – 20 marks

If you’re undertaking the Advanced Diploma concurrently, you must also complete all training and assessment requirements for the Certificate of Women’s Health and/or Diploma of RANZCOG — please follow the links below for more information.

Logbook

Requirement: Submission of logbook, signed off by your training supervisors (monthly), and the Chair of the Conjoint Committee for the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (final approval).

The logbook is a daily record of your procedural and other training experiences. It’s used to monitor your experience and ensure that it’s appropriate for your level of training, by the following:

Detailed instructions on how to document and submit your training assessments can be found in the logbook, which is also available to download:

Workplace-based assessments

Requirement: Seven assessments, documented using the corresponding forms and within your logbook.

A workplace-based assessment is a paper-based evaluation of your clinical skills during a normal working day. During a patient encounter or procedure, a suitable assessor will utilise the relevant form to assess your performance against the standards described for each criterion.

A suitable assessor is one who has worked with you and can make a balanced and informed judgement of your performance. In addition to your training supervisors, this could be another ‘teacher’ who has guided and supported your knowledge and skill development.

For example, other consultants or registrars who are RANZCOG members, and have been approved by your training supervisors to act as assessors.

Detailed instructions on how to conduct each assessment can be found on the corresponding forms. It’s imperative that trainees and supervisors familiarise themselves with the instructions, assessment criteria and clinical descriptors of ratings before undertaking a workplace-based assessment.

Further details of the workplace-based assessments can be found in the Advanced Diploma of RANZCOG Curriculum.

Please follow the links below for more information:

Case syntheses

Requirement: Five de-identified written case syntheses on a range of obstetric conditions, each assessed by both training supervisors.

Cases must be:

Please follow the links below for more information:

Please ensure that your supervisors complete separate forms, and that you submit both assessments for each case.

If a case synthesis is assessed as unsatisfactory, you must repeat it until you achieve the minimal acceptable passing standard for all criteria.

Basic Obstetrics Skills Workshop

Requirement:* Record of attendance, documented within your logbook and using the form located at the back of the Basic Obstetric Skills Workshop Manual (available on Acquire).

*For trainees commencing from 1 January 2018.

The workshop is generally conducted at your accredited training site as a full-day workshop, two half-days, or over several weekly or fortnightly sessions.

Please follow the link below for more information on workshop skills/topics and enrolment.

Obstetric Anal Sphincter InjurieS (OASIS) course

Requirement:* Record of attendance, documented within your logbook.

*For trainees commencing from 1st January 2022.

Online mTOP training course

Requirement:* Record of attendance, documented within your logbook.

*For trainees commencing from 1st January 2022.

Fetal surveillance education program

Requirement:* Proof of attendance, and a corresponding record within your logbook (or an exemption if you’ve completed an approved program within the 12 months prior to commencing the Advanced Diploma).

*For trainees commencing before 1 January 2022.

Please follow the link below for more information on the RANZCOG fetal surveillance training program:

Formative appraisals (optional)

A formative appraisal is a feedback tool that provides you with constructive insights into your progress and performance.

You’re strongly encouraged to complete a formative appraisal with your training supervisors in the last 3–6 months of your training to identify strengths and areas for further development and improvement.

The timing of the appraisal should enable you to plan the remainder of your training time and use the feedback to guide and facilitate your preparation for the final summative assessment (see below).

Please follow the links below for more information:

Summative assessments

Requirement:* Final written assessment, signed off by your supervisors using the designated form and within your logbook.

*For trainees commencing from 1 January 2017.

A summative assessment is completed by your training supervisors to assess your performance against standard domains and criteria to verify your ability to practice obstetrics independently.

The assessment should be undertaken during your last months of Advanced Diploma training.

Please follow the links below for more information:

Oral examination

Requirement: Eight stations, with 2 minutes for reading, 12 minutes for examination and 20 marks at each station.

Please follow the link below for information and resources relating to examination applications, preparation and results, including key dates and contacts.

Trainee feedback questionnaire

This is a confidential, compulsory questionnaire that you submit to the College at the completion of your Advanced Diploma of RANZCOG training — it’s not for assessment purposes.

The questionnaire assesses the training hospitals, rather than individuals within hospitals, so that future training can be modified and improved. The questionnaire asks you to rate and comment on various aspects of your training, including the standard of supervision and clinical experience.

Questionnaire responses are collated by the Training, Accreditation and Recertification (TAR) Subcommittee of the Conjoint Committee for the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CCDOG).

You may submit the questionnaire anonymously if you prefer.

Please follow the link below to download the form:

Learning development plan

A learning development plan is used if the formative and/or summative assessments identify significant concerns about your performance and progress.

The plan is developed in consultation with your training supervisors to allow for regular review and assessment of your progress.

Please follow the link below for more information: