Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa: FC Psych(SA)

Part I

Requirements
Fees
Examination Structure
Medals
Documents

Part I:

hold a post-internship qualification to practise medicine and have full registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (i.e. must have completed 1 year of community service post-internship)

Part I of the Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa - R 12 950

Part I: 2 digital written papers, no oral examination.

THE LYNN GILLIS MEDAL was endowed in 1992, with joint donations from Prof Lynn Gillis, Associate Founder of the CMSA and Eli Lilly, and is awarded to the candidate who achieve the highest mark during a calendar year and a sufficiently high standard of excellence (a minimum average of 70%) in Part I of the Fellowship examination of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa.

NOTICE – registering after 4 year training has ended

Part II

Requirements
Fees
Examination Structure
Medals
Documents

Part II:

36 months in a numbered registrar training post.
Logbook

Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa - R 24 650

Part II: 2 digital written papers; clinical and OSCE.

Candidates who achieve the required marks in the written component of the FC Psych(SA) Part II examination but who fail the OSCE examination will be exempt from the written component of the next examination session. Such exemption applies to one sitting only and must be exercised in the following semester.

In 1997 THE NOVARTIS MEDAL replaced the Sandoz Medal which was endowed in 1983 and is awarded to the candidate who achieve the highest mark during a calendar year and a sufficiently high standard of excellence (a minimum average of 70%) in the Fellowship examination of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa.

FC Psych(SA) Portfolio (Word Version)

FC Psych(SA) Portfolio

FC Psych(SA) Part II SBA Registrar Training Slides

NOTICE – registering after 4 year training has ended

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College Examinations

Sub-specialty Certificate in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa: Cert Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry(SA)

Sub-specialty Certificate in Addiction Psychiatry of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa: Cert Addiction Psychiatry(SA)

Sub-specialty Certificate in Neuropsychiatry of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa: Cert Neuropsychiatry(SA)

Examination regulations

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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.