16th SICOT Diploma Examination

 

 

General Information



Date

Time

Venue

Oral part

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 

10:30-12:30 / 13:30-15:30 / 16:00-18:00
  
Room 522 a+b+c, Palais des congrès de Montréal

 

Written part

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 

08:00-10:00 

Room 521 a+b+c, Palais des congrès de Montréal

The 16th SICOT Diploma Examination will take place in Montreal, Canada, in mid-October and will consist of a written part and an oral part. The written part is comprised of 100 multiple choice questions and lasts two hours. For the oral part, each candidate is examined by two examiners in four separate slots lasting two hours in total. 

The results of the examination will be announced at the Closing Ceremony on Saturday, 13 October and successful candidates will be presented with a diploma.

Click here to download the Syllabus for the SICOT Diploma Examination

 

Eligibility Requirements

The SICOT Diploma Examination is aimed at young orthopaedic surgeons in training. To be eligible, candidates must:

  • register online using the form below;

  • provide their CV;

  • provide a letter from their Head of Department specifying that they have had 4 years of medical practice since obtaining their medical degree and that they are actively engaged in an orthopaedic training programme;

  • be members of SICOT or in the process of applying for membership at the time of registration and their 2018 membership dues must be paid. For more information about SICOT membership application, please click here.  

A judging panel will review all applications and reserves the right to refuse any application. 

IMPORTANT: Candidates will only be considered eligible once they have registered online and the SICOT Head Office ([email protected]) has received their CV and Head of Department's letter. Their 2018 membership dues must be paid.

 

Dates & Deadlines

Registration will open on 1 February 2018.

Application and registration deadline: 15 April 2018

Notification of selection: 15 June 2018

 

Exam Registration Fees

Registration fee (except countries listed below)

 

EUR 800

Reduced fees for low income countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia

 

EUR 600

 

Payment

The eligible candidates will be asked to pay the registration fee at a later date. The registration fee for the exam does NOT include registration for the Montreal Congress. 

 

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations received from 16 June 2018 to 30 June 2018 will secure a refund of 70% of the total amount paid.

  • Cancellations received from 1 July 2018 to 15 July 2018 will secure a refund of 50% of the total amount paid.

  • No refund will be made under any circumstances for cancellations received on or after 16 July 2018. This includes cancellations made due to visa refusal. Candidates are therefore advised to start the visa application process well in advance.

  • Postponing the exam to the following year is only allowed once and on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for postponement requests is 16 July 2018.

 

German SICOT Fellowship

The fellowship was awarded for the first time in 2005 and is presented to the two best candidates who pass the annual SICOT Diploma Examination. The two fellows are invited to visit well-known German orthopaedic centres for a period of four weeks. Travel is organised by the German Section of SICOT. Special interests of the fellows will be taken into consideration in the choice of hosting centres. The sponsorship up to a maximum total of EUR 2,500 per fellow also includes: an economy class air ticket, food and accommodation, travel expenses within Germany and an allowance. The two candidates (who must be members of SICOT) are selected by the Board of Examiners at the end of the SICOT Diploma Examination. Besides an excellent exam, good knowledge of the English language is the main selection criterion. The purpose of the fellowship is to reward participants in the examination for their achievements and to give them the opportunity to meet with leading German orthopaedic surgeons.   

 

Contact

For more information about the SICOT Diploma Examination, please send an e-mail to [email protected].