Call for Application of Exit Assessment (19 Oct 2025)

 

To:    All PIAID Subspecialty Trainees of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

 

 

The PIAID Subspecialty is now calling for Application for Exit Assessment, which will be held on 19th October 2025 (Sunday) at HKAM.

 

 

PIAID Subspecialty Trainees who are eligible and would like to sit for the Exit Assessment please submit the application form and the required documents to the College Secretariat by 1st September 2025 (Monday).

 

 

Application forms:

 

Best regards,

 

Dr Polly HO

Honorary Secretary, PIAID Subspecialty Board

 

cc Dr CHAN Wai Hung

Chairperson, PIAID Subspecialty Board

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

 

 

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

   

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 period
11 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 exam
1. 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 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.

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

 

Genetics & Genomics

Draft proposed by Dr S P Wu
Reviewed by Dr S P Wu

Essential Skills View other syllabuses and domains

Domain 1 - Professional Values & Behaviour
Domain 2 - Communication
Domain 4 - Patient management

Additional desirable skills are listed in each proposal. These recommended skills are to be acquired as opportunity arises.

Basic Training

Trisomy, aneuploidy and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetic basis of Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome and other aneuploidy
  • Understand the different types of chromosomal abnormalities
Common genetic diseases

Epidemiology, clinical features and pathogenesis of common genetic diseases.

Patterns of inheritance

Mendelian inheritance (single gene disorders)

  • Common AD, AR and XR disorders

Trinucleotide repeats
Mitochondrial inheritance
Sporadic conditions

Genetic variants
  • Different types of mutations: nonsense, missense, frameshift
  • Understand loss-of-function and gain-of-function variants
Principle of population screening
  • Understand the WHO principle of effective screening
  • Understand the present screening programmes in infants and children
Basic principles of antenatal diagnosis

Understand the methods that can be used in antenatal diagnosis:

  • Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis techniques
  • Amniocentesis
  • Chorionic villus sampling
  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Basic principles of genetic testing

Basic knowledge of genetic tests available for common genetic diseases.

Desirable skills

Obtaining and Preparation of biospecimens for genetic testing:

  • Blood testing
  • Buccal swab testing

 

Higher Training

Cytogenetics

Understand the application of karyotyping, FISH and array comparative genomic hybridization, quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction.

Patterns of inheritance
  • Partial chromosomal deletions
  • Mosaicism
  • Imprinting disorders
Genetic counseling
  • Understand the need of pre-test consent and counseling
  • Understand the principle of disclosure
Next Generation Sequencing
  • Application of Gene panel testing
  • Application of whole exome sequencing
  • Application of whole genomic sequencing
  • Understand the implication of variants of unknown significance
Ethics
 Understand the ethics of genetic testing, screening and counselling.
Desirable skills
1.Basic Genetic Counselling skills

2.Obtaining consent for genetic tests

 

   

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