Dermatology Foreign Certificates: Discussing all the foreign certificates in Dermatology available for International Medical Graduates which are 1. Diploma in Dermatology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. 2. Dermatology Specialty Certificate [SCE] MRCP (UK). 3. European Board of Dermato-Venereology - UEMS

1. DERMATOLOGY
Foreign Certificates

2. Certificates to discuss:
 Dermatology Diploma Exam RCPSG
 Specialty Certificate in Dermatology RCP
UK
 European Board of Dermato-
Venereology - UEMS

3. Dermatology Diploma Exam RCPSG
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Glasgow

4. Main Points
•What?
•How?
•When?
•Why should I get prepared?
•The Value
•Preparatory course

5. Glasgow Diploma in Dermatology?
•A professional diploma based on written
and clinical exam in dermatology.
•In the UK: GP with special interest in
dermatology.
•The college admits that:
diploma in dermatology = two year’s
relevant experience in practice in
dermatology.

6. Two day exam:
• i) A Written Section consisting of:
a) 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
'one best' answer type (Best of 5).
No Negative Markings.
Some questions may have associated photographic material with
several questions being based on the material.
b) 10 Extended Matching Set Questions (EMQs)
Options may be used once, more than once or not at all.
A mark of 60% is required to pass the written examination.

7. Two day exam:
•ii) A combined Clinical/Oral Section
• 8 Stations … 15min/2 stations
• over 60 min
• At some of these stations you will be introduced to patients,
and be asked to take a history, or examine, or assess or
advise them.
Aspects of diagnosis and management may be discussed
• At other stations you may be asked to comment on
other material which you might encounter in clinical
practice, for example laboratory
reports or aids to diagnosis or management.

8. Two day exam:
•The clinical examination will be marked on a four
point scale of
Pass/Bare Pass/Fail/Bad fail.
• An average mark corresponding to bare pass will
be required to pass the clinical examination.
•Online results- one week later.

9. What are the documents needed?
•Primary Medical Qualification.
•Evidence of training in dermatology.
•Letter of Recommendation.
•Passport copy.
•Fees.

10. When to take the exam?
•At least 18 months after graduation.
•Full time post for 4 months. OR’
•Two sessions weekly for two years. OR’
•Six months full time … attendance with clinical
instruction.
•Private or governmental official stamp and letter
of support.

11. When to take the exam?
•Dates of exam:
2 times per year, March & November
•Application Period:
2 months prior to the exam date

12. Why should I get prepared?
 You may have the knowledge but….,
Update…
Expand your horizon
Re-arrange….
British guidelines….
Celtic people…..
Black skin…
Evidence based medicine
Communication skills

13. The Value
•Think globally
•Think systematically
•Get exposed to new management plans
•How to put a logic DD
•Pattern recognition and description
•How to select your words
•Benefit Risk assessment
•When to treat & when not to treat
•How to make a two-person decision

14. Preparatory Course:
•5 lectures on dermatology basics
•24 lectures on dermatological disorders
•Each is 2-3 hours
•The Course will be divided into 3 modules
•At the end of each, there will be an evaluating
exam.
•At the end of the course, there will be revision for
both written and clinical exams.
•Final evaluating exam will be done as well.

15. •Knowledge is like an endless sea
But:
Enough knowledge is all what you
need to pass any exam.
www.rcpsg.ac.uk

16. Specialty Certificate in Dermatology
RCP UK

17. The Federation of Royal Colleges of
Physicians of the United Kingdom
•Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
•Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Glasgow
•Royal College of Physicians of London
•Responsibility for the organization of the Specialty
Certificate Examinations has been devolved by the
Federation to the MRCP(UK) Central Office:
MRCP(UK) Central Office

18. Training of a Physician in the UK
•The prerequisite to a career as a Medical Consultant
Physician to be awarded
a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
•Having already gained their MRCP(UK) Diploma,
trainees are further assessed by Specialty
Certificate Examination

19. The Specialty Certificate Examination
•2-paper test, each paper lasting 3 hours, and is
delivered in
•computer-based format (referred to as CBT). Each
paper is based on the MRCP(UK) written paper
format and
•Contains 100 multiple choice questions in ‘one
from five’ (best of five) format

20. Marking System
•The standard setters assess the difficulty of the
questions against the level of knowledge expected
of candidates using a procedure known as the
modified Angoff method.
•As a result of the standard setting process, the pass
mark and pass rate
may vary at each SCE.

21. Entry requirements
•There are no prerequisites for entry
to any Specialty Certificate
Examinations.

22. Documents requirements
•No documents required
•Except for 1ry medical qualification for
correctly spelling the name

23. Exam Centers
•Inside and outside UK
•According to availability
•But not in Egypt

24. Exam Fees
•Centers inside UK: 861 £
•Centers outside UK: 1081 £

25. Dates
•Once per year
•Application date: June- July
•Exam date: October

26. Results
• 4 weeks after the exam
• Pass result:
The qualification for candidates who pass the Specialty
Certificate Examination will be a ‘Specialty Certificate in
Dermatology’
From MRCP(UK) But not postnominal ‘MRCP(UK)
Dermatology’
www.mrcpuk.org/sce/specialties/pages/Dermatology.aspx

27. UNION EUROPÉENNE DES MÉDECIN SPÉCIALISTES
EUROPEAN UNION OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
www.uems.eu
Section of Dermatovenereology
www.uems-ebdv.org

28. European Board of Dermato-
Venereology Exam
•UEMS in Brussels, Belgium
•EBDV Exam is held by Section of dermato-
venereology in Frankfurt, Germany

29. EBDV Exam
•2 day test, 3 sessions per day, each
session lasts 2 hrs.
•30 min break between sessions.
•On Dermatovenereology
•400 questions.
•15% enumeration- 85% MCQs
•MCQs: Choose correct answer(s)

30. Marking System
•Pass mark is 55% in each session
independently

31. Entry requirements
Board certification in either
dermato-venereology/
dermatology/ venereology.

32. Documents requirements
•Copy of Board certification in either
dermatovenereology/ dermatology/
venereology.
•Letter of reference confirming time of
training
•Curriculum Vitae
•List of publications from the last 5 years

33. Exam Centres
•Frankfurt, Germany
•Not in Egypt

34. Exam Fees
•400 € after acceptance of the
application

35. Dates
•Once per year
•Application deadline: 1st of June
•Exam date: August

36. Results
•By the end of the year
•Pass result:
The qualification for candidates who pass the
Specialty Certificate Examination will be a
‘European Board in Dermatovenereology’
From UEMS, Section of Dermatovenereology

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