West African College of Physicians October 2016 Primary, Membership and Fellowship Examinations

Hehe.....The October 2016 Fellowship Examinations of the West African College of Physicians (WACP), will be held at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Nigeria and at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KNTH) Accra, Ghana. THE PRIMARY EXAMINATION WILL HOLD IN SEVEN CENTRES: University College Hospital (UCH), Ibaden, National Orthopaedic Hospital NOH) main Hall Enugu, Ahmadu Bello University centre at Twin Lacture Theartres, ABUTH Shika, Zaria, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), UGM Examination Hall, Accra, Ghana, Connaughth Teaching Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Lenoe, Edward Francis small Teaching, Hospital (EFSTH) Banjul, THe Gambia and A.M Doglitti College of Medical Auditorium, Monirovia Liberia as fellows. 

 

5th - 11 October, 2016  -  Theory Papers/ Clinicals/ Practicals/ Orals of feculties of the west African College of Physicians

13th October, 2016  -  (Clinicals Accra candidates)

 

The Postgraduate Fellowship of the college is recognized by member countries of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) for appointment of the Doctors to Consultant positions. 

 

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates applying to sit for the Primary Fellowship Examinations must be Medical Practitioners of who are FULLY registered in Cote D'Ivore, The Gambia,Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierro Leone and Republic of Benin.

 

Membership Examination MWACP candidates must have passed the Primary Examination to the West African College of Physicians or its equivalent and subsequently satisfactorily completed two years residency training programme as prescrible by the relevant Faculty. Copies of Physicians in training letter and Exemption Letter are to be submitted along with your application. Candidate must have registered for accredited institution. Pysician in Training fee is N53,200.00 OR $190.

 

Fellowship Examination candidates must have passed the Membership Examination of WACP and satisfactorlly completed the appropriate years of training in an accredited institution. Further details are available in the Prospectus of the College. The College prospectus is available for sale at the College Secretariat. Subspecialty training fee is N107, 800 or $ 385 and MUST BE PAID DURING TRAINING AND NOT DURING APPLICATION PROCESSING otherwise candidates shall be disqualified. 

 

EXAMINATION  FEE

1. Primary Examination   $325  Or  N90,440.00

2. Membership                  $425  Or   N119,000.00

3. Fellowship                    $625  Or   N175,000.00

4. Subspecialty                $825  Or N231,000.00

 

Additional Practical Examination Fee of N23,800 OR $85 is payable by Membership and Fellowship candidates in Laboratory Medicine, and Membership candidates in Community Health. THIS IS PAYABLY ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION FORM, OTHERWISE THE APPLICATION STANDS DISQUALIFIED.

 

Assessor's fee for Fellowship candidates' Case Book/Dissertation for the College is N35,000 OR $125 paid into College GTB account number 0028724798. Four copies of Dissertation and or case books must be SUBMITTED along with two copies of the approved proposals. All to be save inside CD rewritable.

Candidates should collect their corrected dissertations or case books and examiner's comments immediately after the examination.

 

MODE OF PAYMENTS 

The fees are payable to the WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS' (WACP) account in GUARANITY TRUST BANK country wide. Account No. 0028724798 original copy of TELLER to be attached with the application forms to the College while candidates are  advised to keep a photocopy.

 

BANK DRAFTS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE FOR EXAMINATION APPLICATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED. Membership candidates must include evidence of having passed Primary and fulfilled the requirement of Physician in Training.

 

THE COLLEGE SHALL BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRONGLY ADDRESSED PAYMENTS INTO ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS. NO REFUND WILL BE ENTERTAINED FOR NON ATTENDANCE.

 

APPLICATION

a.  Attendance of Mandatory Course in Medical Ethics and Revision/Update courses of the College are prerequisites for sitting Membership Examinations. Anticipated attendance/submision of certificates shall be disqualified.

b.  Current application forms are available at the WACP Secretariat or their liaison offices, or can also be downloaded and printed from www.wac-physicians.org. Candidats are advised to download and use the current application form from the College website; otherwise, their APPLICATIONS will not be processed.

 

Evidence of attendance of College Revision/Updates Courses must be attached. Candidates for the Membership or Fellowship Examinations will be expected to submit a photocopy of their completed Log books. The original should be brought to the examination hall. Two (2) copies of Autopsy books are mandatory for all Membership candidates in Laboratory Medicine. 

c.  Submitting altered, falsified or incomplete documents to the West African College of Physicians may be a sufficient cause for the College to ban you from an examination, to terminate your partcipation in an examination, to withhold and/or invalidate the results of an examination, to withhold award of the followship of the College, to withhold a certificate, to withhold award of the Fellowship of the College, to withhold a findings of irregular behaviour to the medical & Dental Council of the Country where the candidates practices, to other Postgraduate Medical College in the West African Region and to any other organization or individual who, in the judgement of the WACP, has a legitimate interest in such information.

d.  Code of conduct including dress code for the candidates shall be strictly enforced. The College has zero-tolerance policy to examination malpractices.

e.  Cases of change of examination centre after submission of application form shall no longer be entertained

f.  Cases of request for change of faculty after submission of application form shall not be entertained.

 

DEFERMENT OF EXAMINATION AFTER APPLICATION IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE 

•  All application forms must be accompanied with " CURRENT DOCUMENTS INCLUDED CONTROL FORM" which could be downloaded from the websire along with the application form. 

 

APPLICANTS MUST APPEND THEIR FORMAL SIGNATURE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ON THE THE APPLICATION FROM.

 

•   Candidates are advised to send application forms through RELIABLE courier service.

•   Candidates in the Third Trimester of pregnancy OR in the EARLY Postnatal Period may Not apply.

 

Note: For Membership examinations in all faculties of the West African College of Physicians, only candidates who have performed satisfactorily in the theory papers would be allowed to proceed with rest of the examinations 

 

Closing Date 

The closing date for the submission of completed application forms is Thursday 30th June 2016. Candidates for the Fellowship www.medicalworldnigeria.comExamination must have submitted their dissertations or case books by the closing date. Lateness in submission of approved dissertation will not be entertained.

 

PENALTY FOR THE LATE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS IS N56, 000.00 OR $200 for one week and N112,000:00 OR $400 THEREAFTER for the second week.

 

CANDIDATES STANDS DISQUALIFIED ONCE HE/SHE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COLLEGE AFTER VETTING OF APPLICATION FORM.

 

All COMPETED Application forms must be submitted with 

1.  Certificate of FULL registration with the Medical Council of the country (for Primary candidates alone).

2.  Photocopy of MBBS Certificate (primary candidate only)

3. Examination fee (original teller) Primary/ Membership/Fellowship as indicated above.

4.  Relevant certificates and a copy of completed log Book and two (2) Autopsy books for Lab Med candidates.

5.  Evidence of training since passing Primary and Membership Examinations 

6.  Original copy of certificate of training

7. Three (3) Stamped Self addressed envelopes with N150 stamp on each.

8.  Kindly indicate your telephone number and your e-mail address on the application form.www.medicalworldnigeria.com

9.  All Fellowship candidates should make the following payments:

    a.  Evidence of payment of Membership Fees $270  Or  N75,600.00 (College GTB account number  0028724808)

    b.  Annual dues for Membership $80  or N22,400.00 (College GTB account number 0000528491)

 

It is optional for all Laboratory Medicine Membership candidates to use personal microscope as may be required.

 

Kindly ensure Iegible writing of names, phone numbers and emails.

 

Signed

Dr. Clement Ezechukwu, FWACP (Paed)

Secretary-General, WACP