Section 10.3 – Letter of Support to CMSA
Section 10.2 – FC Path (SA) Chem Part 1 Pass Letter
The Part I examination, with a pass mark of 50% comprises two 3-hour closed–book written examination papers with a subminimum of 50% (ie candidates need to attain 50% in each paper).
Paper 1 contain MCQs and short answer questions.
Paper 2 is a mixture of cases, calculations and OSPEs.
Current format for Part I
Paper 1: 75 MCQs and 75 Short answer questions (2 x 75 marks = 150 marks).
Paper 2: 8 cases (40 marks); 6 OSPE questions (30 marks); 6 calculations (30 marks); Total = 100 marks.
Pass Letter
Section 10.1 – Assessments
| Date | Type | Details |
| February 2019 | Written assessment | Paper 1: Essay questions (3hrs) Paper 2: Short answer questions (3hrs) |
| February 2019 | Written assessment | Paper 1: Essay and short answer questions (3hrs) Paper 2: Calculations, OSPE, Cases (3hrs) |
| February 2019 | FC Path(Chem) Part 1 Examination | Passed |
| June 2020 | Written assessment | Paper 1: Short answer questions, Cases, OSPE and Calculations |
| June 2020 | Written assessment | Paper 2: MCQs, Calculations, Cases, OSPE |
| June 2020 | Written Practical | Paper 3: Method Comparison |
| November 2020 | Written assessment | Paper 1: Short answer questions, Cases, OSPE and Calculations |
| November 2020 | Written assessment | Paper 2: MCQs, Calculations, Cases, OSPE |
| November 2020 | Written Practical | Paper 3: Method Comparison |
| November 2020 | Wet practical | Practical: total protein measurement with a method comparison scenario |
| June 2021 | Written assessment | Paper 1: Short answer questions, Cases, OSPE and Calculations |
| June 2021 | Written assessment | Paper 2: MCQs, Calculations, Cases, OSPE |
| June 2021 | Written Practical | Paper 3: Method Comparison |
| June 2021 | Wet practical | Practical: Mock practical exam and oral in a similar format to the CMSA exams |
| July 2021 | Part 2 Written assessment | Paper 1: Laboratory management: Short answer questions and long answer questions with MCQ’s – awaiting confirmation |
| July 2021 | Part 2 Written assessment | Paper 2: Pathophysiology: Short answer questions and long answer questions with MCQ’s – awaiting confirmation |