To All Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Please spend a few minutes to read this IMPORTANT announcement about the Accreditation of the Subspecialty of Genetics and Genomics [Paediatrics].  The College is also calling interested Fellows to apply for accreditation as FIRST FELLOW in the Subspecialty.  The application form is attached. Please also note that the deadline for application is 6th March 2017 (Monday).

Best Regards,

Dr Chok Wan CHAN  

Director of Subspecialty Boards 

10th January 2017

To:  All Fellows, Members and Associates of the College,

College Newsletter December, 2016 Issue

Please find attached the above College Newsletter for your information.

Best regards
College Secretary
Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Dear Associates

Attached please find a circular detailing the application procedures for the above exam. Application period is from 21 November 2016 to 16 December 2016. Relevant application forms and documents can be downloaded from the College website.

* 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 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

Dear Associates,

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science Examination will be held on 7th February 2017. 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.

Application period
21 November 2016 (Mon) – 7 December 2016 (Wed)

Examination Fee
FOP & TAS (both papers) HK$7,600
FOP only (single paper) HK$4,700
TAS only (single paper) HK$4,700

Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

Please note that the HK exam centre has a fixed number of seats, and can no longer accept candidates once the maximum capacity is reached.

We accept applications from both local and overseas candidates on a first-come, first-served basis. You are strongly advised to submit your online application ASAP.

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.

Until registration is accepted, candidates are not able to apply for any examinations online. A RCPCH number is needed in order to access the online application forms for exams.

There will be TWO FOP TAS exams held in HK each year starting from 2016, one in February, and another one in October.

Thank you for your attention.

College Secretariat