Fellowship of RANZCOG examinations

Find everything you need to know about examinations for the Fellowship of RANZCOG (FRANZCOG) specialist training program.

Dates and registration

Trainees undertaking the FRANZCOG training program must complete a written and oral examination.

All examination and registration dates for 2023 have been confirmed, as detailed in the table below.

A link to an online registration form will be visible if applications are currently open for your preferred examination date.

Written examination

Examination dateApplications openApplications closeRegistration link
Cycle 1 (2023)
Friday
3 February 2023

Tuesday
6 September 2022

Tuesday
4 October 2022

Closed
Cycle 2 (2023)
Monday
31 July 2023

Tuesday
7 February 2023

Tuesday
7 March 2023

Closed

Oral examination

Examination dateApplications openApplications closeRegistration link
Cycle 1 (2023)
Sunday
19 March 2023

Tuesday
8 November 2022

Tuesday
6 December 2022

Closed
Cycle 2 (2023)
Sunday
8 October 2023

Tuesday
4 April 2023

Tuesday
2 May 2023

Not open yet

Applications close at 5:00 PM AEST. Late applications will not be accepted.

Specialist International Medical Graduates who wish to sit the written and oral examinations in the same semester must apply for both examinations by the stipulated closing dates.

For more information on examination dates and registration, please contact the Examinations and Assessment team at: assessment@ranzcog.edu.au.


Fees

Examination fees are payable in Australian dollars (AUD), and are not subject to Australian GST.

Examination fees
Fee
$AUD
Frequency
FRANZCOG Written Examination
$2,445
Payable when registration confirmed
FRANZCOG Oral Examination
$4,674
Payable when registration confirmed

Online application process

Please follow the steps below to apply online.

Submit your application form (expression of interest) to sit the examination — please see the relevant Dates and Registration section above

Once you have submitted your application form, you will receive an email communication from the College confirming your eligibility to sit the examination (within four weeks after applications have closed)

Upon receiving the eligibility outcome, pay the examination fees within seven days to finalise your examination application

Please advise the Examinations and Assessment team via email (assessment@ranzcog.edu.au):

If you have a sponsor for the examination

If you wish to withdraw from an examination after submitting your application

Before submitting your application, please refer to the RANZCOG Regulations (sections C4–C6 on the FRANZCOG Written and Oral Examinations) for more information on topics such as eligibility, availability of places and withdrawals.


Eligibility

In 2020, the College transitioned to online oral examinations to address issues caused by COVID-19. If your preferred oral examination is oversubscribed due to a high volume of applications and/or capacity restrictions, the College will allocate places based on:

special considerations and exceptional circumstances

priority criteria approved by the RANZCOG Board

According to this approved criteria, priority will be given to trainees who:

are subject to Progression Review Committee conditions

commenced training prior to 1st December 2013

have 184 weeks of satisfactorily approved credited training time

have 138 weeks or more of satisfactorily approved credited training time

are Specialist International Medical Graduates

have the most satisfactorily approved credited training time at the time of registration (i.e. but less than 138 weeks)

If there are still more applications than places once the above criteria have been applied, and there is a group of trainees with equal training time, the College will:

conduct a ballot to allocate the remaining places

create a reserve list for trainees not allocated a place

Please refer to the RANZCOG Regulations for more information on eligibility requirements:


Format

Trainees undertaking the FRANZCOG training program must complete a written and oral examination.

Any requests for examination accommodations must be made by an application for special consideration, accompanied by evidence of the exceptional grounds for the application.

Written examination

The FRANZCOG written examination uses a combination of short-answer and multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. This is a computer-based examination delivered at examination centres.

AssessmentMarksTime
Short-answer component
(relative weighting: 64%)
Part 1:
6 questions
90 marks2 hours
Break
30 minutes
Part 2:
6 questions
90 marks2 hours
Break
1 hour
Multiple-choice component
(relative weighting: 36%)

100 questions

100 marks

2 hours

Total:

280 marks

7 hours 30 minutes

Oral examination

The FRANZCOG oral examination is delivered online using a structured oral examination format.

AssessmentTime
10 stations, each involving:

– 4 minutes for reading
– 12 minutes for examination
– 20 marks

Total: 200 marks
2 hours 40 minutes

At each station, you will be assessed according to a global (holistic) scoring method, against a combination of the following domains:

History and examination

Investigations and interpreting results

Treatment/management

Clinical knowledge

Complex, urgent or unusual clinical presentations

Appropriate prioritisation of patient management

Rapport with patient, support person and/or colleague

Respect of patient, support person and/or colleague

Communication skills


Resources

Trainees can access a range of general and specific resources to prepare for the FRANZCOG examinations.

General resources

Written examination resources

Practique

The written examination is administered on our new examinations platform, Practique.

Please follow the link below for more information.

RANZCOG online assessment portal

Additional resources for the written examination can be found via the RANZCOG online assessment portal, including:

Short-answer question examination guide

reviews of recent questions

commentaries from examination coordinators

an overall indication of what is expected

Multiple-choice examination questions

access to 100 multiple-choice examination questions from the RANZCOG question bank

questions may appear in the written examination

Examination revision courses

The College organises written examination revision courses. For more information, please contact your local office in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.

Oral examination resources

Previous examination summaries

Summaries from previous oral examinations are available via the links below.

Please note that these previous examinations followed a different format to the current oral examination.


Results

Trainees will find out the release date for results at a pre-examination seminar.

On this date, you will be able to access your results by logging into Integrate with your five-digit RANZCOG ID number and your password.

The College recommends accessing your Integrate account well before the release date to confirm your login details. To reset your password, please click the ‘Forgotten password’ link.

Please note that the College has a number of checks in place to ensure that all examination results are correct prior to release. As such, the College does not remark examinations unless a procedural error has been identified.


Policies and procedures

The below policies relate to examinations and may be of interest. More information on examinations can also be found in the RANZCOG Regulations (sections C4–C6 on the FRANZCOG Written and Oral Examinations).


Contact

Technical support

For technical support relating to examination applications and results, please contact: help@ranzcog.edu.au or 03 9114 3905.

General enquiries

For general enquiries, please contact the Examinations and Assessment team via email at: assessment@ranzcog.edu.au

Our team can assist you with:

withdrawing an examination application

rescheduling an examination (due to COVID-19 or another reason)

examination accommodations and special consideration

examination sponsorship (e.g. workplace support )



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