Fellowship of the College of Plastic Surgeons of South Africa: FC Plast Surg(SA)
Primary
FCS(SA) Primary: Post-internship qualification registered with the HPCSA or any other medical council.
Primary of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa - R 12 950
Primary: FCS(SA) Primary 2 MCQ papers, no oral examination.
Intermediate
FCS(SA) Intermediate:
- Passed the Primary completed not less than 12 months of approved training as a registered medical practitioner, in surgery. Of the 12 months training called for,
- not less than 6 months must be spent in general surgery,
- not less than 3Â months must be spent in ICU, and
- not less than 3 months in trauma/emergency surgery. Â
Intermediate of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa - R 17 350
Intermediate: FCS(SA) Intermediate  2 MCQ papers and oral examination.
Final
Final:Â
- 36 months in a numbered registrar training post.
- Portfolio to be submitted at the time of applying for the examination
- The EBEL/ANGOFF method of standard setting will be used in the College of Plastic Surgeons from the FS 2019 to determine the pass mark for the written and clinical parts of the examination process.
Fellowship of the College of Plastic Surgeons of South Africa - R 24 650
Final: 2 written papers;Â Clinical and/or oral and/or OSCE and/or practical.
Since 2021, CMSA examinations have been conducted on an online platform. As a result, the questions remain within the secure question bank and can no longer be published on the website.
Release of FC Plast Surg(SA) Final results
Please note that the results for the FC Plast Surg(SA) Final examination will be released on the published date as per candidates’ letter of acceptance into the examination. If they are available earlier, the C Plast Surg will endeavour to inform candidates earlier of the provisional results.
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APPEALS
PLEASE NOTE that candidates that wish to lodge an appeal against the outcome of his/her written examination results must do so in accordance with the provisions of the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) are not made available to candidates for review in accordance with the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy.Â
