Dunedin RACP Clinical Examination Revision Course 2024

Overview

The Department of Medicine offers annual revision courses for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians ( RACP) Clinical Examination.

This course will provide candidates with the knowledge, motivation, and a plan of action to best prepare themselves for the RACP Clinical Examinations, both Long Cases and Short Cases.

The course is divided into two parts:

Theoretical weekend course

• Hybrid online and in-person, and there is no intake limit
• Requires you to have a username, which will be issued to you after registration for the course closes.

Practical week-long course

• In-person only
• Intake limited to 20 places
• There is no guarantee that you are enrolled in the week-long course until you have confirmation from us after the results of the February Written Examination are released
• If you are enrolled in the week-long course, you are automatically enrolled in the weekend course as well.

Theoretical weekend course: 4–5 May 2024, in-person and online

Dates: 4–5 May 2024
Venue: Hybrid online and Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Hospital
Cost: NZ$800 (GST inclusive)
Format: The course will run in-person and online from Saturday 4 May to Sunday 5 May 2024. There will be videos of Long and Short Case Examinations available online on the course Moodle for you to view before the course begins.
Recordings: All lectures will be recorded and will be added to the course Moodle. The recording of each day will be available within a 48-hour period after it has been livestreamed.
Registration cut off: End of day Sunday 12 April 2024. Online registrations may be accepted after this date. Please contact
Email physician.education@otago.ac.nz

In-person registration includes:

• Physical attendance to all presentations and lectures as well as access to the live stream and online access to the live stream recordings within 48hrs of the live sessions ending
• Hard copies of all specialty course workbooks

Online registration includes:

• Virtual attendance to all presentations and lectures using the live stream as well as online access to the live stream recordings within 48hrs of the live sessions ending
• Electronic copies of all specialty course workbooks.

The course provides candidates with an in-depth understanding of the structure of the RACP Clinical Examination in Adult Medicine and the assessment criteria. It involves lectures and video presentations of long and short case presentations and will ensure candidates are employing proper technique in each instance. The course will provide candidates with the knowledge, motivation and plan of action to best prepare themselves for the clinical exam and maximise their chances of success on exam day.

Practical week-long course: 6–10 May 2024, in-person only

Dates: 6–10 May 2024
Venue: Dunedin Hospital
Cost: NZ$5,000 (GST inclusive)

The week-long course is run in-person only, and the intake is only 20 places. It is a practical course with real patients, examiners, and candidates – just like the real exam.

Registration also includes:

• Automatic registration for the weekend course. In-person attendance is compulsory
• Hard copies of all weekend course materials and access to all electronic course materials
• A social event – evening of 7 May. Transportation from the hospital will be provided

The 20 places in this course will be given to waitlisted candidates.

Please note: The waitlist for our 2024 week-long course has closed.

The waitlist for our 2025 course will open in November. You are welcome to register your interest for our 2025 course by emailing us. Please include the following information in your email:

• Name
• Your preferred email address
• Where you will be based at the time of the course (country and institution)
• Whether you have sat and passed the RACP Written Examination
• Whether you will be taking the RACP Clinical Examination for the first or the second time.

Send your email to:
Email physician.education@otago.ac.nz

Please note: This information will only be shared with the course co-ordinators and convenors.

Weekend course programme

This course is presented by senior examination panel members along with current members of the clinical examination committee. Please note the below timings are all in NZST .

Registration

Registration for the weekend course has opened.

Register for the weekend course

Please note: If you are on our week-long course waitlist and you are successful in your admittance to the course, your registration fee includes automatic registration for the weekend course. You do not need to register for both courses separately.

Registration for the week-long course is by invitation only. Waitlisted candidates will be contacted after the results of the Written Examination are released in March 2024.

Please note: If you are successful in your admittance into the week-long course, it is compulsory to attend the weekend course in-person. Please take this into consideration when making leave and travel plans.

Cancellations

Cancellations made up to three months before the course will receive a 100 per cent refund, minus an administration charge of NZ$50.

Cancellations made between three months and six weeks before the course will receive a 50 per cent refund, minus an administration charge of NZ$50.

Cancellations within six weeks of the course will receive no refund.

Further information

Please email the course administrator for all Dunedin RACP Clinical Examination Revision Course enquiries.
Email physician.education@otago.ac.nz