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Primary Examination (PEEM) | Archive
Last update: 25 February 2011
 

General Information | Aim of Examination | Format | Certification | Application Procedure | Enquiry
Curriculum | Reading List | Refund Policy | Notification of Pregnancy | Infection Control

 
 
General Information
  For 1st diet For 2nd diet
Examination Date: 7-8 June 2011 (Tue – Wed) 6-7 December 2011 (Tue – Wed)
Closing Date for Application: 10 May 2011 (Tue) 8 November 2011 (Tue)
Examination Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Eligibility of Application: Holder of basic medical degree(s) or qualification(s)
Examination Fee: HK$4,000
Reference FIles: Application Form (Word), Application Form (PDF), Important Notice
   
 
Aim of Examination

To test candidates on applied clinical science for emergency medicine

 
 
Format
1.     An MCQ Section of up to 90 minutes duration; &
2.     An Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSCE) of up to 90 minutes.
Demonstration on answering an OSCE question / MC section
 
 
Certification
Successful candidates in the examination will receive a notification letter certifying the success in the Primary Examination in Emergency Medicine of Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine.
 
 
Application Procedure
The full amount of the fee is paid by ‘Account Payee Only’ cheque or bank remittance payable to
‘Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine’.

Please send (1) the completed Application Form, (2) two photographs,
(3) the certified true copies of the documents and (4) the cheque on or before the Deadline to:
Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
Room 809, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine,
99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
(Attn: Dr CW Kam, Chairman of the Examination Committee, HKCEM PEEM)
 
 
Enquiry
Telephone: (852)2871-8877
Fax: (852)2554-2913
Email: hkcem@hkam.org.hk
 
 
Curriculum
 
Subject Areas Divisions Subtotal
Basic Medical Sciences   60%
    Anatomy 20%  
    Physiology 20%  
    Pharmacology 20%  
Epidemiology & Social Factors    10%
Pathology   30%
Total    100%
 
 
Reading List
Recommended Texts:
I.      Core study:-
    A.     Emergency Medicine
        1.     Core manual for training in Emergency Medicine – HKSEMS
        2.     Emergency Medicine : A comprehensive study guide
            – Tintinalli, Drome & Ruiz, American College of Emergency Physician, McGrow Hill
    B.    Clinical Science :-
        1.     Anatomy
            a.     Regional and Applied - RJ Last (Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh)
        2.     Physiology
            a.     Review of Medical Physiology - WF Ganong (Appleton and Lange)
            b.     Respiratory Physiology - The Essentials - JB West (Williams and Wilkins)
            c.     Textbook of Medical Physiology - AC Guyton (Saunders) : The section on circulation
        3.     Pharmacology
            a.     Basic and Clinical Pharmacology - BG Katzung, Appleton and Lange.
        4.    Pathology & Epidemiology
            a.    Robbins "Pathologic Basis of Disease"
               - Cotran, Kumar and Robbins (WB Saunders Company)
            b.    The Annual Reports on Disease Statistics of Department of Health and
               Hospital Authority of Hong Kong
II.     Optional
    A.     Emergency Diagnostic Test Manual by HKSEMS
    B.     Emergency Procedure Manual by HKSEMS
    C.     Emergency Drug Manual by HKSEMS
    D.     Radiology
        1.     ABC in Emergency Radiology - Nicholson and Driscoll BMJ Publishing
        2.     Diagnostic Imaging - Peter Armstrong Martin L. Wastie, Blackwell Science 
 
 
Refund Policy
  • Applicants withdrawing from the examination must do so in writing.
  • The whole entrance fee may be returned, less 10% administration charges, or transferred to the next diet of the examination where written notice is received by the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine prior to the closing date for the receipt of applications.
  • Half of the entrance fee may be returned or transferred to the next diet of the examination where written notice is received by the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine not less than 21 days before the commencement of the examination.
  • After that date no refund or transfer of entrance fees will normally be made to candidates who withdraw from examinations or fail to attend for any reason whatsoever.  No allowance will be made for postal or other delays.
  • Applicants who submit an application form but are subsequently found to be ineligible to enter for the examination will have their fee returned less 10% administrative charges.
  • No change can be made after the dates for the examinations have been allocated.
  • Applicants who are entitled to a refund will have their monies returned on completion of the examination for which they have entered.
 
 
Notification of Pregnancy
A candidate applying for the examination and who is pregnant at the time of application must inform the Chairman of Examination Committee of her condition and the Estimated Week of Confinement (EWC).  Any candidate who becomes pregnant after applying and before sitting the examination must inform the Chairman of Examination Committee of their EWC as soon as pregnancy is confirmed if she wishes to apply to postpone her attempt.
 
 
HSI/SARS or Avian Flu-related Infection Control
  1. Subject to the prevalent HSI/SARS or Avian Flu situation, candidates are required to declare their health status prior to the Examination.
  2. Temperature measurement will also be arranged as required.
  3. Candidates who are confirmed of having HSI will not be allowed to the Examination and deferred to the next diet.
  4. Candidates who are febrile & / or suspected of having SARS disease will not be allowed to the Examination and deferred to the next diet.
  5. Infection control measures including facial masks will be required as necessary.
  6. The Chief Examiner or his deputy would exercise the authority to implement the essential precautionary actions.
 
 
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