Assessments - College-administered

Trainees in the RANZCP Fellowship Program must successfully complete all the following College-administered assessments to obtain Fellowship.

Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) assessed as Partially Comparable must successfully complete some of these College-administered assessments.

. Requirements of the Partial Comparability Placement

Trainees and SIMGs must also complete assessments in their workplace.

. Assessments - workplace

Assessment	Description	Type	Timing
MCQ Exam	Multiple-choice computer-based exam	Summative assessment	Recommended for Stage 2. Should be passed by 36 months FTE training.
Essay-style Exam	Paper-based written exam	Summative assessment	Recommended for Stage 3. Should be passed by 60 months FTE training.
OSCE	Practical clinical exam	Summative assessment	Recommended for Stage 3. Should be passed by 60 months FTE training.
Psychotherapy Written Case	One long psychotherapy intervention, with a written case report	Summative assessment	Should be passed by 60 months FTE training.
Scholarly Project	Original research in an area relevant to psychiatry	Summative assessment	Plan the project early in training. Should be passed by 60 months FTE training.

Formative assessments are part of the training process – they provide information that indicates how a candidate is progressing and feedback into training delivery.

Summative assessments are intended to evaluate a candidate's knowledge and skills after delivery of training.