PBTCVS EXAMINATION 2023

REQUIREMENTS for ELIGIBILTY:

1. 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)

• PATACSI OR Logbook_CORE Cases
• PATACSI OR Logbook_CARDIAC Tracking Cases
• PATACSI OR Logbook_THORACIC Tracking Cases
• PATACSI OR Logbook_VASCULAR Tracking Cases

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

15. CERTIFICATION FEES:

• Certification / Diploma fee: P8,000.00
• Induction Fee: P3,000.00
• Toga Fee: P1, 000.00 

• • • • NOTE: Dinner of the inductee is inclusive. Accompanying guest will an additional fee per person.

PBTCVS Certifying Examination FORMS:

1. PBTCVS Form 1: Application Form

2. PBTCVS Form 2: List of Index Cases

     2.1. PBTCVS Examination Form 2: CARDIAC Tracking

     2.2. PBTCVS Examination Form 2: THORACIC Tracking

     2.3. PBTCVS Examination Form 2: VASCULAR Tracking

3. PBTCVS Form 3: Summary of All Cases:

     3.1. PBTCVS Examination Form 3: CARDIAC Tracking

     3.2. PBTCVS Examination Form 3: THORACIC Tracking

     3.3. PBTCVS Examination Form 3: VASCULAR Tracking