DIPLOMATE PART II ( ORAL) EXAMINATION OBJECTIVES To evaluate the Candidate s capability to manage a given hypothetical patient with an Obstetrical or Gynecological problem or health scenario with regards to Formulation of prompt and logical diagnosis based on the relevant clinical data, appropriate laboratory and diagnostic reports Identification of immediate needs and problems and rationalization of their proposed intervention and alternatives Demonstration of critical judgment and expertise in clinical problem-solving and decision making Demonstration of equanimity and logical reasoning under stressful conditions SCOPE OF EXAMINATION Questions will be chosen from any areas of coverage as the Diplomate Part 1 (written) Examination. The questions will test the candidate s ability to correlate, analyze and rationalize his/her clinical judgment. GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS A. FOR THOSE TAKING THE ORAL EXAMINATION FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE CANDIDATE MUST: 1. have passed the Diplomate Part I (Written) Examination. 2. be a Junior member of POGS in good standing for at least 3 months prior to the examination 3. submit a Certificate of Junior Membership 4. submit an application for examination 5. submit the following in the prescribed format: a. separately bound typewritten duplicate copies of 20 major and minor Obstetrical and Gynecological cases/operations: (10 major cases: 6 OB and 4 GYNE) and 10 minor cases (5 OB and 5 GYNE) done by him/her in private practice within two years prior to the oral examination. (Transfer of technical responsibility is not allowed). All of these must be presented in the following format: 1) Table of contents certified by the chair or medical records officer 2) Photostat copies of legible operative sheets, actual typewritten techniques of operation. In case original operative technique was not typed, include photocopy of original record. stamped certified true copy and attested by the chair or training officer of the hospital where the procedure is done. 3) Histopathological reports 4) Records of hospital stay, course of illness and complications, if any.
b. five (5) different major OB-GYN cases (from the 20 cases listed in A5a) with their respective DISCUSSIONS properly referenced. These cases must have a separate table of contents. The candidate must check with the secretariat regarding the approval of the above-mentioned documents prior to the date of the examination. 6. Take the Diplomate Part II (Oral) Examination within five (5) years after passing the Diplomate Part I (Written) Examination with a maximum of three (3) attempts. 7. For those who were not (allowed) ABLE to take the oral examination for a reason deemed VALID in an enbanc meeting by the PBOG, their eligibility to take the next scheduled examination and their application fees shall remain valid, AND LIMITED ONLY TO, THE ORAL EXAMINATION THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SUCH CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF EXPLANATION TO THE PBOG WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE ABSENCE. B. FOR THOSE REPEATING THE ORAL EXAMINATION, THE CANDIDATE MUST: 1. Submit Certificates of Attendance in the following (for each unsuccessful attempt to pass part II examination) a. 25 CME units in a comprehensive postgraduate course in OB-GYN or subspecialty postgraduate courses in Oncology, Endocrinology & Perinatology, within the preceding 12 months prior to application. b. Most recent POGS Annual or Midyear Convention 2. Update the list of major obstetrical and gynecological operations done with five (5) new cases with discussions if application is more than a year after the last oral examination. Submission must follow the format and arrangement set by the PBOG. 3. Pass the Part II examination within five (5) years after passing the WRITTEN EXAMINATION. 4. Repeat Diplomate Part I (Written) Examination and submit ten (10) varied major OB- GYN (6 OB; 4 GYN) cases done in the last 2 years prior to application if a candidate: a. failed Part II on the third attempt, or b. failed on the fifth year, or c. failed to take the Part II within five (5) years. 5. Write the PBOG thru its Secretary A LETTER OF EXPLANATION for failure to take the scheduled examination to remain eligible AND TO NOT FORFEIT THE EXAMINATION FEE for the next examination, LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR. CONDUCT AND MECHANICS OF EXAMINATION 1. The Oral Examination shall be conducted twice a year, the exact dates to be determined by the incumbent Board and announced at the beginning of the year. 2. Members of the PBOG shall constitute the panel of examiners. Guest Examiners may be invited as the need arises, from those who have served as previous PBOG members. 3. There shall be two sets of panel of examiners. Each set will be composed of four panels. Each panel will have three examiners. At least one regular member of the PBOG should seat in the panel at any one time. 4. Past PBOG members will be invited as guest examiners. 5. Each examination day will be divided into a morning and an afternoon session. The morning and afternoon session will have a maximum of 25 examinees each (i.e. 50 examinees per day) 6. The morning session will be from 8 am up to 12 noon while the afternoon will be from 1 pm to 5pm.
7. Each examinee will have FOUR different cases (two OB and two GYNE cases) for discussion in FOUR DIFFERENT PANELS. Each panel will handle ONE particular case discussion by the examinee. The examinee will be given 15 minutes to answer the questions for each case. After completing case in one panel, the examinee will then move to the next panel and answer the questions for that next panel and so on. Each examinee would have finished the entire oral examination in ONE hour. 8. The grading of examinees will remain the same: the perfect score for each case is 9 and in order to pass, there must be no grade below 6 in all the four cases. 9. At no instance shall the oral examination be started if there are only two (2) members of the panel present. The Secretary of the PBOG shall serve as the third member when this occasion arises. 10. Members of the panel shall not be known to both Examiners and Examinees until the day of examination. 11. Members of the panel may change from time to time. 12. Each member of the panel/tribunal shall grade the candidate. The incumbent PBOG shall determine the grading and passing criteria. 13. Announcement of grades shall be made by the PBOG Chair/Secretary on the day of the examination. 14. The grades of the Candidates shall be final and irrevocable. DIPLOMATE PART II PRACTICAL EXAMINATION Any Graduate from a modular or foreign residency training program who passed the Part I and Part II will be given a practical examination as determined by the Philippine Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the capability of a candidate to perform any obstetrical or gynecological procedure according to currently accepted standards. This includes the preoperative and postoperative evaluation, care and management of complications.. SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION Any major OB-GYN operation specified by the examiner.
CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION Any member of the PBOG designated by the PBOG Chair to conduct the Practical Examination shall observe and evaluate the actual performance of a major Obstetrical or Gynecological surgical procedure within the prescribed period. The practical exam must be taken within a year of passing the oral examination. RE-EXAMINATION A candidate has a maximum of three attempts on the Practical Examination. Whoever failed in the Practical Examination for the third attempt shall undertake a recognized tutorial program approved by PBOG for a period of six (6) months before repeating the Practical Examination.