PBTCVS Examination

REQUIREMENTS for ELIGIBILTY:

Letter of Intent addressed to:

CHAIRMAN of the PBTCVS

thru: SECRETARY-TREASURER of the PBTCVS

AQUILEO C. RICO, M.D.

Chairman, PBTCVS

thru: EMMANUEL C. SAN PEDRO, M.D.

Secretary-Treasurer, PBTCVS

2. A completed PBTCVS application form with recent 2 x 2 pictures. (PBTCVS Form 1)

3. A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (ctc) of medical school diploma.

4. A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (ctc) of an updated and unrestricted physician’s license in the Philippines.

5. A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (ctc) of Diploma or certificate of completion from a surgical specialty training program (thoracic, cardiac or vascular surgery) accredited or recognized by PATACSI.

6. Letter of recommendation signed by the Department / Division Chairman and Training Officer of your institution.

7. Letter of recommendation from ANOTHER member of the faculty of the same program.

8. List of patients and operative requirements as PRIMARY SURGEONS during training based on required Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery and/or Vascular Surgery Index Cases. (PBTCVS Form 2). (as formatted by the PATACSI accreditation committee)

9. Complete log of operations during surgical specialty training with signature of the Department / Division Chairman and the Training Officer of your institution. (prescribed PATACSI logbook)

10. Summary of all operations done as Primary Surgeon and 1^st (PBTCVS Form 3).

11. Graduates from foreign thoracic, cardiac, and vascular programs require successful completion of the following:

- General surgery training
- Subspecialty training in any of the TCVS tracks (thoracic, cardiac, vascular) from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in the United States, Europe, and Canada

12. The candidate must settle the prescribed examination fees separately for part 1 and part 2 Fees for Part 2 of the examination may be settled when the candidate decides to take it after passing Part 1.

13. EXAMINATION DATES:

PART 1: WRITTEN EXAMINATION:
- - Cardiac: 1^st Sunday of September
  - Thoracic: 1^st Sunday of September
  - Vascular: 2^nd Sunday of September
PART 2: ORAL EXAMINATION:
- Cardiac: 4^th Sunday of September
- Thoracic: 1^st Sunday of October
- Vascular: 2^nd Sunday of October

14. EXAMINATION FEES:

1. - PART 1: WRITTEN EXAMINATION:
    - Board Examination per sub-specialty – P20, 000.00
    - Re-examination – P20, 000.00
2. - PART 2: ORAL EXAMINATION:
    - Board Examination per sub-specialty – P20, 000.00
    - Re-examination – P20, 000.00