Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration

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dc.contributor.author Hohmann, Erik
dc.contributor.author Tetsworth, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-20T10:46:54Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-20T10:46:54Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.description.abstract International migration of healthcare professionals has increased substantially in recent decades. In order to practice medicine in the recipient country, International Medical Graduates (IMG) are required to fulfil the requirements of their new countries medical registration authorities. The purpose of this project was to compare the final fellowship exit examination in Orthopaedic Surgery for the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa. The curriculum of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (SET) was selected as a baseline reference. The competencies and technical modules specified in the training syllabus, as well as the specifics of the final fellowship examination as outlined in SET, were then compared between countries. Of the nine competencies outlined in SET, the curricula of the UK, South Africa and Canada were all compatible with the Australian syllabus, and covered 97.7%, 86% and 93%, respectively, of all competencies and sub-items. The final fellowship examinations of Australia, South Africa and the UK were all highly similar in format and content. The examination in Canada was substantially different, and had two written sessions but combined the oral and clinical component into a structured OSCE using standardized patients and the component included unmanned stations. There were no significant differences for completion certificate of training and/or board certification observed between these countries. The results of this study strongly suggest that core and technical competencies outlined in the training and education curriculum and the final fellowship examination in Orthopaedic Surgery in Australia, South Africa and the UK are compatible. Between country reciprocal recognition of these fellowship examinations should not only be considered by the relevant Colleges, but should also be regulated by the individual countries health practitioner registration boards and governing bodies. en_ZA
dc.description.department Orthopaedic Surgery en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hj2018 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://tandfonline.com/loi/zmeo20 en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Erik Hohmann & Kevin Tetsworth (2018) Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration, Medical Education Online, 23:1, 1537429, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2018.1537429. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1087-2981 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/10872981.2018.1537429
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67293
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Taylor and Francis en_ZA
dc.rights © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). en_ZA
dc.subject Orthopaedic surgery training en_ZA
dc.subject Syllabus en_ZA
dc.subject Surgical curriculum en_ZA
dc.subject Compatible training and fellowship examination en_ZA
dc.subject Medical migration en_ZA
dc.subject International medical graduates (IMG) en_ZA
dc.title Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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