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Fellowship Examination

See also Court of Examiners

The Fellowship Examination Venue

A simultaneous written examination in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong will be held in the first half of the year (April–May). The Australian examination in the first half of the year will alternate between Melbourne and Sydney. The New Zealand examination will alternate between Wellington and Auckland. In the second half of the year (September), the examination will rotate through Adelaide, Brisbane and Christchurch.

Application form

Eligible candidates must submit Fellowship Examination Application Form ( 64kb .pdf) and a letter of support from their Supervisor prior to the closing date.

Closing dates

The closing date for the receipt of applications can be found on the Fellowship Examination dates page and all formalities must be completed on, or prior to, this date. Late entries will not be accepted.

Eligibility to sit the Fellowship Examination

To sit the Fellowship Examination, Trainees must:

• be registered as an Accredited Trainee of the College
• satisfied the specialty specific requirements of Training, including completion of a research project approved by the specialty board.

Trainees must be approved as eligible to sit by the relevant specialty board on each occasion they present for the examination. Applications must be received by the closing date.

To determine eligibility of a Trainee sitting the examination, the specialty board chair may take into account:

• A letter of support from the surgical supervisor
• Any outstanding fees

Information to candidates sitting the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Examination

This document is to familiarise all Plastic & Reconstructive surgery candidates with the format of the Fellowship Examination and complements the video tape of the Fellowship Examination process.