The 2013 Licensing Examination of the Medical Council of Hong Kong

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All medical graduates who wish to register as medical practitioners with the Medical Council of Hong Kong (the Council), with the exception of graduates of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, are required to pass the Council’s Licensing Examination and complete, to the satisfaction of the Council, such period of internship training and assessment as the Council may determine, in approved hospitals or institutions.

Eligibility for taking the Licensing Examination is governed by section 7A of the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161 of the Laws of Hong Kong (“MRO”). An applicant must satisfy ALL requirements set out in section 7A of the MRO:-

" (1)  No person shall be eligible to take the Licensing Examination unless -
(a)  he makes an application in that behalf to the Council and pays to the Registrar a prescribed fee for taking the Licensing Examination; and
(b)  he satisfies the Council -
(i)  that at the time of the application he has satisfactorily completed not less than 5 years full time medical training of a type approved by the Council and is the holder of a medical qualification acceptable to the Council; and
(ii)  that he is of good character.
(2)  For the purpose of subsection (1)(b)(i), the 5 years full time medical training shall include a period of internship as approved by the Council."

The requirements include ALL the following elements:-

(a)  Medical training which is:-
  • not less than 5 years in duration (i.e. an applicant is not eligible if he has completed less than 5 years of training for any reason, including exemption from part of the curriculum);
  • full time in nature throughout all 5 years;
  • of a type approved by the Medical Council;
  • includes a period of full time internship resident in a hospital;
  • leading to the award of a medical qualification acceptable to the Medical Council.
(b)  Good character befitting medical practitioners.

An applicant who has been awarded an undergraduate medical degree and will complete his internship training by 30.6.2013 may submit a “Provisional Application” within the application period, and then submit a “Supplementary Formal Application” on or before 8.7.2013.

The Licensing Examination comprises the following 3 parts : -

Part I : The Examination in Professional Knowledge
It is a multiple-choice question paper designed to test candidates’ professional knowledge in basic sciences, medical ethics, community medicine, medicine, surgery, orthopaedic surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics and obstetrics & gynaecology. The examination is tentatively scheduled for 4 & 5 September 2013.

Part II : The Proficiency Test in Medical English
It is a written English paper designed to ensure that the candidates’ command of English is adequate for professional purpose. The test is tentatively scheduled for 3 September 2013.

Part III : The Clinical Examination
It is designed to test candidates’ ability to apply professional knowledge to clinical problems in medicine, surgery (including cases on orthopaedic surgery), obstetrics & gynaecology and paediatrics. The examination will be held from late November to early December 2013.

Having passed the Licensing Examination, candidates will be required to undergo 12-month training and assessment in approved hospitals as interns. During this period, candidates will receive clinical instructions to enable them to be familiarized with the local medical system and commonly found diseases. Upon successful completion of the internship training, candidates may apply to the Council for full registration.

Applications for sitting the various parts of the 2013 Licensing Examination will be accepted during the following periods :

Part I : The Examination in Professional Knowledge 12 April to 10 May 2013
Part II : The Proficiency Test in Medical English 12 April to 10 May 2013
Part III : The Clinical Examination 16-30 September 2013

Please click the hyperlink below for application forms and guidance notes for 2013 Licensing Examination. (You need Acrobat Reader to open the files)

Guidance Notes to Applicants - 2013 Licensing Examination

Form 1 (for New Applicants)

Form 2 (for Old/Re-sit Candidates)

Form 3 (Application for Exemption)

Further Guidelines on Licensing Examination

Guidelines 1- Eligibility to Take Licensing Examination

Guidelines 2- Exemption in Licensing Examination

Guidelines 3- Internship: Exemption, Reduction, Deferment

Further information regarding the Licensing Examination is available from the secretariat of the Licentiate Committee of the Council at 4/F, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong or in the website of the Council at www.mchk.org.hk. Enquiries should be made to the secretariat at telephone numbers (852) 2873 4742 and (852) 2873 4797 or e-mail address mc-exam@dh.gov.hk.

The Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong
April 2013

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