Candidates for Part I and/or II should send in their application documents by email to the Director or Vice-Director of the IFEPAG.
Director of the IFEPAG: Dr. Symphorosa S.C. CHAN
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
E-mail: symphorosa@cuhk.edu.hk
Confirmation email will be sent to the applicant. However, the applicant has the responsibility of providing correct email address.
The following documents are requested:
For those who have completed 2 years of training in the FIGIJ’s approved centers:
- An Application Form. It is available on this Website;
- The certificates, or documents listed in the Application Form;
- Certificate/letter issued by the training center; The Certificate/letter issued by the training center should indicate if the candidate is qualified to sit for Part I, Part II or both parts of IFEPAG.
- 10 PAG clinical cases for Part I examination, and another 10 PAG clinical cases for Part II examination.
- These clinical cases should be certified by a senior physician on their authenticity. (See Annex 3, “Outline for case presentations”)
- In word or pdf format
- Label each file with Part I case 1, Part I case 2 and so forth; and Part II case 1, Part II case 2 and so forth
- Can send the 10 Part I cases in one file or separately in 10 files; but one file is preferred. The same apply to 10 Part II cases.
- Clinical photos are not necessary
- A letter of acceptance of the IFEPAG requirements and of acceptance to pay for travel and accommodation expenses at the Examination Centre, and of acceptance of health insurance costs and other expenses incurred by the candidate.
- Bank transfer payment of the registration fee.
For those who have not obtained training in the FIGIJ’s approved centers:
- It is understandable that some candidates may not be able to obtain training in FIGIJ’s approved centers for various reasons, such as:
- No FIGIJ’s training center in their country
- Not able to complete 2 years of training in an overseas FIGIJ’s training center
- The examination panel will review the PAG experience of the potential candidates in their training center by one of the following methods:
- The annual PAG case load of the center for 3 consecutive years
- A 3 months logbook of the potential candidates, either retrospective or prospective. A sample of the logbook can be downloaded here.
- A prior approval from the IFEPAG examination panel is needed before the application
- After approved by the IFEPAG examination panel, the application follows the above section (For those who have obtained training in the FIGIJ’s approved center).
Registration deadline of each examination is listed below:
| Important dates | XXXVII IFEPAG EURAPAG 2024 Thessaloniki, Greece | XXXVIII IFEPAG ALOGIA 2024 Lima, Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement | 1 August 2023 | 11 Nov 2023 |
| Registration deadlines* | 31 Jan 2024 | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Approval to Written exam | 16 Feb 2024 | 10 May 2024 |
| Online trial of Written exam | 23-24 Feb 2024 | 17-19 May 2024 |
| Written exam | 9 Mar 2024 | 1 June 2024 |
| Release of Written exam result | 22 Mar 2024 | 30 June 2024 |
| Oral exam | On-site 5 June 2024 | 25 Sep 2024 |
Registration Fee.
The examination registration fee is US$250 (US$100 for the On-Line Written examination and US$150 for the Oral Examination). The fee for the whole examination should be paid at the Registration of the examination. All fees are paid in American dollars.
Payment should be paid to FIGIJ Bank Account:
Owner of Account: International Federation of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Bank Name: PNC Bank
Address: 1375 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114, United States
Routing Number: 041000124 (Domestic wire transfers/Direct Deposits)
Account Number: 4106170508
Beneficiary Name: Customer Business Name (As listed on the Account)
Beneficiary Account: Customer Account number
PNC Band SWIFT/BIC CODE: PNCCUS33 (International wire transfers)
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