Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa: Dip PEC(SA)

Structure and Fees for the Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa

	Part	Fee
	Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa	R 9000

CMSA Appeals Mechanism

PLEASE NOTE that candidates that wish to lodge an appeal against the outcome of his/her written examination results must do so in accordance with the provisions of the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy.  Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) are not made available to candidates for review in accordance with the CMSA’s Appeals Mechanism Policy.  A copy of the Appeals Mechanism Policy is available at www.cmsa.co.za

Examination Structure

Exit Examination: 2 written papers and practical examination.

This examination is capped at 80 candidates per sitting from the FS2020 set of examinations.   A waiting list will be opened but there is NO guarantee that you will get a place once capacity has been reached.

Medals

THE WALTER G KLOECK MEDAL was endowed in 1992 by the Department of Family Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand and is awarded to candidates who obtain distinguished results in the Diploma examination in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa.

THE CAMPBELL MacFARLANE MEDAL was endowed in 2006 by Life Healthcare and is awarded to candidates who achieve outstanding results in the Practical component of the Diploma examination in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa.

Portfolio

Available on this page for free download.

Requirements

- 6 months supervised training at a teaching or CMSA-approved hospital OR a completed Portfolio. - Current BLS certificate

Scheduled dates and locations for the Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa

	Date	Details	More Info?
	15/02/2021 08h00-11h00	Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa: Written: Paper 1 - MCQ Multiple CMSA Examination Venues
	16/02/2021 08h00-11h00	Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa: Written: Paper 2 - VAQ Multiple CMSA Examination Venues
	06/04/2021 to 23/06/2021* 08h00-16h00	Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa: Oral/OSCE/OSPE Western Cape
	* Please view the timetable for this examination, once it is published, for exact dates, venues and times for each candidate.

Documents attached to the Diploma in Primary Emergency Care of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa

	Document	Type	Size
	Dip PEC(SA) - Examinations Guidelines for Candidates, Examiners, Convenors and Moderators		859,59kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Blueprints		106,95kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Hospital Accreditation Application		97,86kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2016 2nd Semester		244,54kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2017 1st Semester		306,79kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2017 2nd Semester		163,37kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2018 1st Semester		168,69kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2018 2nd Semester		338,26kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Past Papers - 2019 1st Semester		271,64kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Portfolio		201kb
	Dip PEC(SA) Regulations		357,59kb
	Emergency short courses in SA - local		70,1kb
	Emergency short courses in SA - International accredited		20,04kb
	Summary of changes to the delivery of Dip PEC(SA) online OSPE exam		86,02kb

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