Subsepecialty of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (PHO) - Call for Application of Exit Assessment

21/08/2025

Dear Trainees of Subspecialty in Paediatric Haematology Oncology (PHO),    The PHO Subspecialty is now inviting applications for the Exit Assessment, which will be held in the afternoon on 4 December 2025 in the HKAM.  Trainees who are eligible and wish to sit for the Exit Assessment are requested to submit the completed application form, together with the required documents and dissertations, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Friday, 10 October 2025. For your reference, please find the application form, as well as log sheets (Clinical cases, Longitudinal FU record, Procedures, Training activity) and training record templates of the PHO Exit Assessment for your attention. Best regards, Dr Alex Leung Honorary Secretary PHO Subspecialty Board For Dr Alan Chiang Chairman PHO Subspecialty Board  

PE Subspecialty - Call for Exit Assessment Application

04/08/2025

Dear Trainees of Subspecialty in Paediatric Endocrinology (PE), The PE Subspecialty is now calling for Application for Exit Assessment which will be held on 27 November 2025 (Thursday).  PE Subspecialty Trainees who are eligible and would like to sit for the Exit Assessment, please submit the application form, the required documents and the dissertations to   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by 4 September 2025 (Thu). Candidates who can complete their PE training within 12 weeks after the exit examination (i.e. 19 February 2026) are also eligible to apply. Please kindly find enclosed the Application Form, Summary of Training Record and Record Sheet of the PE Exit Assessment for your attention. Best regards, Dr YAU Ho Chung Chairperson PE Subspecialty Board   cc Dr FU Chun Cheung Honorary Secretary PE Subspecialty Board

MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science Examination (formerly Part I), 14 October 2025 (Tuesday)

04/08/2025

Dear Associates, Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science (FOP TAS) Examination will be held on 14 October 2025  (Tuesday). Candidates wishing to sit this exam in HK must apply both online using the RCPCH website ( https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/user ) AND submit paper applications to our College. Please study carefully the details of application as outlined in the attached circular. Please also find an Application Form B for your use. Application period11 August 2025 (Mon) - 18 August 202 (Mon) *for applications for online invigilation, closing date is 15 August 2025 (Friday) *15 seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis for this diet of exam. Options for sitting this exam1. At your own home or workplace with online invigilation(online invigilation guide)Remarks: Please note that there will NOT be any test centre option for this diet of exam.  Examination FeeFOP & TAS (both papers) HK$7,600FOP only (single paper) HK$4,700TAS only (single paper) HK$4,700 Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. You are strongly advised to submit your online application promptly. Those candidates who have never taken an exam with the RCPCH and/or do not have an RCPCH number are advised to first register with the RCPCH well before the application period. You do not need to wait until a specific examination opens to apply for an RCPCH online account. A RCPCH number is needed in order to access the online application forms for exams.   Thank you for your attention. College Secretariat

MRCPCH Clinical Examination, 14-15 October 2025 (Tuesday to Wednesday)

03/07/2025

Dear Associates Attached please find a circular detailing the application procedures for the above exam. Application period starts from 14 July 2025 (Mon) to 25 July 2025 (Fri). Please fill in relevant application forms and submit to College Secretariat with cheque before the deadline.  * Please note that a candidate declaration form will need to be completed and submitted with Application Form D. Examination Fee HK$16,600 Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. **Please be kindly reminded the changing in eligibility criteria will start at 1 July 2024: Applicants for entry to the Clicical Examination must be holding posts and eligible to practice in Hong Kong and have completed a period of training at least two and a half years form the date of graduation given on their diploma of medical qualification. Within a five-year peroid befor the date of the Clinical Examination, not less than 18 months of College accredited training and 12 months of unselected emergency paediatric patients. Please note that candidates have a period of 7 years to complete the Clinical Examination from the date he/she passed all of the theory examinations. There is no limit to the number of attempts.  If candidates are not able to pass the Clinical Examination within the seven years, he/she has to re-sit the Applied Knowledge in Practice Examination in order to take the Clinical Examination again. Thank you for your kind attention. College Secretariat

MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (formerly Part II) Examination, 17 September 2025

30/06/2025

Dear Associates MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (formerly Part II) Examination, 17 September 2025 (Wednesday) Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) Exam will be held in HK on 17 September 2025.  Candidates wishing to sit the above exam in HK please apply both online using the RCPCH website (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/user) AND submit paper applications to our College.   Please study carefully the details of application as outlined in the attached circular. Application period 7 July 2025 (Mon) - 14 July 2025 (Mon) *for applications for online invigilation, closing date is 11 July 2025 (Friday)   Examination Fee HK$8,800 Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. Attached please find an Application Form C for your use.    Options for sitting this exam At your own home or workplace with online invigilation (pls refer to online invigilation quick guide attached) Note: Please note that there will NOT be any test centre option for this diet of exam.    Remarks: 1. All theory exams have been moved to computer-based testing since January 2015. Please refer to the RCPCH website for more CBT information: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exams-mrcpch-dch-how-apply 2. Sample examination questions are available on the RCPCH website for candidates viewing.  Candidates sitting for CBT exams are strongly advised to study these sample questions at this link (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exam-sample-papers). 3. Candidates can sit the MRCPCH theory exams in any order, and are allowed to take the Applied Knowledge in Practice Exam as their first MRCPCH theory exam. 4. Those candidates who have never taken an exam with the RCPCH and/or do not have an RCPCH number are advised to first register for an exam account with the RCPCH any time before the application period (preferably 10 working days before the application period opens).  You do not need to wait until a specific examination opens to apply for an RCPCH online account.  You are not able to apply for any exams online until your registration for an exam account is accepted. 5. For details of online application procedures, please refer to the Guidance Notes for HK candidates attached. Thank you for your kind attention. College Secretariat Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Subspecialty of Paediatric Neurology (PN) - Call for Application of Exit Assessment

26/06/2025

Subspecialty of Paediatric Neurology (PN) - Call for Exit Assessment Application (commencing from 26th June 2025)   Dear Trainees of Subspecialty in Paediatric Neurology (PN),   The PN Subspecialty is now calling for Application for Exit Assessment which will be held on 16th October 2025 (Thursday).  The PN Subspecialty Trainees who are eligible and would like to sit for the Exit Assessment, please submit the application form, the required documents and the dissertations to   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by 7th August 2025 (Thursday).   Candidates who can complete their PN training within 12 weeks after the exit examination are also eligible to apply. Please kindly find enclosed the Application Form, Summary of Training Record and Record Sheet of the PN Exit Assessment for your attention. The form can be downloaded from the College website www.paediatrician.org.hk → Subspecialties → PN →Announcements     Best regards,   Dr Eva Fung Chairperson PN Subspecialty Board   cc Dr Tsui Kwing Wan Honorary Secretary PN Subspecialty Board   c/o Stephanie Lai College Secretariat Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

CME Online March 2026

09/06/2025

CME Online (March 2026)   Dear Colleagues,    I am sending you the e-blast notification of Category A CME activities for the month of March 2026, available in 

Application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM) - Open consultation

28/05/2025

Application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM) - Open consultation   Consultation Period: 29 May 2025 – 29 August 2025   To: All Fellows, Members and Associates of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians   Please read this IMPORTANT announcement about the application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM).   As you are no doubt aware, our College is responsible for ensuring the standards and progress of paediatric subspecialty development in Hong Kong. In order to ensure that we maintain the highest standards possible for any subspecialty accredited by our College, we strictly follow all pre-requisite criteria set by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and our College. The relevant application procedures are available on our College’s website (http://www.paediatrician.org.hk) under the section on “Subspecialties”. So far, seven paediatric subspecialty groups have applied for accreditation and have become accredited subspecialties under our College, i.e., Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases (PIAID), Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics (DBP), Paediatric Neurology (PN), Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (PRM), Paediatric Endocrinology (PE), Genetic & Genomics (Paediatrics) and Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (PHO). The eighth subspecialty in Paediatric Cardiology (PC) will soon be established in year 2025.   We now announce that our College has received an application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM). In order to facilitate open consultation on the accreditation of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine as a paediatric subspecialty, our College has uploaded the application documents (i.e., application forms, appendix, proposed training programme, and supporting letters from external referees) to our College website for your information and review. Please follow the link below to access the section on the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM)   https://www.paediatrician.org.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593&Itemid=196   OR   http://www.paediatrician.org.hk →Subspecialties → Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine   A full set of the documents is also kept at the College Secretariat at Room 801, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building and interested Fellows can request to examine them during office hours from Monday to Friday.   As part of the open consultation process, ALL Fellows, Members and Associates are encouraged to send us any comments on this application. This is an important step in the future development of paediatric services and may substantially affect current paediatric practice and services in both private and public sectors throughout Hong Kong.   Please send in your comments on this application on or before 29 August 2025 (Friday). Our College will determine whether to proceed with the formal accreditation process based on the initial evaluation by the Committee for Subspecialty Boards and any comments from this open consultation process.   Best Regards   For and on behalf of   Dr Lawrence Chan Honorary Secretary Committee for Subspecialty Boards   c/o Stephanie Lai College Secretariat Hong Kong College of Paediatricians   Tel: (852) 2871 8842 Fax: (852) 2785 1850 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.paediatrician.org.hk