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Committee for Examinations
Responsible directly to the Education Committee, the Committee for Examinations (CFE) role is to prepare, administer and assess the following summative examinations:
- Psychotherapy Written Case
- Scholarly Project/Scholarly Project Exemption submissions.
- Multiple Choice Question examination
- Writtens examinations (includes Critical Essay Question (CEQ) and Modified Essay Questions MEQ examinations).
The Committee for Examinations regulates the conduct of summative assessments that leads to progress of candidates through the training program. The role of the committee is to establish and develop:
- policy in relation to the examinations
- the criteria and standards of performance to satisfy the rules and processes of the College,
- assessing and determining the eligibility of candidates to sit examinations
- conducting and reporting on College examinations, including the preparation of examination papers.
Responsibilities
The CFE is responsible for:
- Considering and developing policy in relation to the examinations for recommendation to the Education Committee
- Determining the criteria and standards of performance to satisfy the rules and processes of the College from time to time and in particular the RANZCP Fellowship Regulations 2012 and principles of the curriculum framework
- Assessing and determining the eligibility of candidates to sit examinations
- Conducting College examinations, including the preparation of examination papers
- Establishing and managing subcommittees for specific purposes determined by the committee
- Identifying and managing risks associated with the CFE and its subcommittees, in accordance with the College Risk Management Policy, and for reporting high level risks to the Education Committee and the Corporate Governance and Risk Committee (CGRC).
Members
| Committee name | Contact |
| Committee for Examinations | |
| Chair | Dr Nathan Gibson |
| Deputy Chair | Dr Joanne Ferguson |
| Case History Subcommittee | |
| Chair | Dr Michael Daubney |
| Deputy Chair | Dr Michael Gardner |
| Scholarly Project Subcommittee | |
| Chair | A/Prof. Lisa Lampe |
| Deputy Chair | Dr Yang Yun |
| Writtens Examinations Subcommittee | |
| Chair | Dr Sanjay Patel |
| Deputy Chair | Dr Prachi Brahmbhatt |
Meeting frequency
The Committee for Examinations conducts fortnightly teleconferences of ninety minutes duration and meets face-to-face bi-annually, for one day, at the College Secretariat, usually in the months of February and July.
Term of Office
Members’ term of office is for two (2) x three (3) year terms.
Regulations
For a copy of the Committee Regulations, please contact governance@ranzcp.org.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact assesshelp@ranzcp.org
