COLLEGE NEWS
PROJECT OFFICER UPDATE
Dr Rachel Tan, Project Officer
It has been a busy year with a number of projects being completed and new ones initiated. Thanks to all Members who have provided feedback and ongoing assistance.
EXAM WEEK SCHEDULE SURVEY Over many years the College has received consistent feedback that candidates would prefer their written, oral and practical exams to be consolidated into a single time period. Last month, an email was distributed to all current Members to formally survey your opinions. If you have not already done so, please provide feedback and advise of your preference by filling out this short four minute survey here. Please be aware that some anti-virus programs will automatically block survey
sites and you may need to override this setting to complete the survey. A modification to the way that examinations are scheduled would represent a major change and would have a significant impact not only on candidates but also on examiners. By completing the survey, you will be significantly contributing to any decision to changing the current scheduling. No changes will be implemented for the 2019 examination period.
MAINTENANCE OF CREDENTIALS Maintenance of Credentials (MOC) requirements have been implemented by many medical and veterinary organisations. They require members to participate in approved learning activities over a predetermined time. The objectives of MOC requirements are to allow the individual to reflect on their personal knowledge and performance, commit to a process of improvement and re-evaluation, and promote engagement within their professional organisation. The overall result is to improve quality of care in the profession. The ANZCVS currently has no MOC requirements. This is, in part, due to the fact Fellowship subjects cover a wide range of specialist disciplines, some of which are non-clinical, and that FANZCVS is not automatically linked to specialist registration. There is also no current requirement for Members to maintain subject knowledge to retain the use of Membership post-nominals (MANZCVS).
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