Certificate in Skin Cancer Medicine:
A weekend course in skin cancer medicine and an exam.
This will include an introduction to skin flaps.
Weekend course fee = $1,400 + Exam fee = $250
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Diploma in Skin Cancer Medicine:
The Diploma will generally require significant more training and workshops to achieve this level of competency.
5 day workshops and advanced workshops will be offered to help prospective diplomats pass their exam. But no College workshops are compulsory.
Examination will include a practical section involving simulated surgical completion of tasks on pigs trotters.
Examination will also include a written short answer type component and a multi choice type component.
Exam fee = $500 (including GST).
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Fellow of ACSCM :
Fellowship is the highest level of qualification in skin cancer management awarded by the College. There is qualification more substantial in Australia with regards cutaneous oncology.
College Fellowship is a post basic qualification. Candidates must already hold a fellowship or equivalent of another learned College. Exceptions may be considered for those with substantial exisitng experience in skin cancer. That is, many thousands of skin cances have been managed and demostrated in a log book.
Fellows are experts in skin cancer, regularly managing difficult tumours in difficult areas of the body, including the nose, lips, eyelids, ear, digits and legs. Fellows manage the overwhelming majority of tumours that present to them. Many fellows have most of their workload referred to them. Some will only accept referred patients.
Fellows not only manage SCCs and BCCs but also manage melanoma patients and those with rare and unusual tumours.
ACSCM recommends that Fellow candidates work through the Certificate and Diploma levels of qualification on their path to fellowship examination.
Few College members have ahcieved fellowship to date. Fewer than half who have sat the Fellowship exam have passed on first attempt. Current fellows are listed here.
Find out full details of fellowship requirements here.
Honorary membership and fellowship may also be awarded by the College.
The College may at times award honorary qualifications at the discretion of the College Board.
Workshop Exam:
All who attend the Certificate workshop are eligible to sit the examination to obtain the Certificate of the Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine at an additional cost of $250.00 (inc GST). The Certificate is the first step towards achieving College Fellowship. The College will conduct a Certificate exam after each workshop and also at various times throughout the year.
Certificate exams may also be sat independently - please contact the College
for further information.
Examinations
Candidates wishing to sit for Certificate, Diploma or Fellowship exams can do so on the Sunday following the Certificate workshops, as well as at various times throughout the year - please contact the College for further information (admin@skincancercollege.com).
Certificate, Diploma and Fellow candidates need not attend the Certificate workshop.