Guidelines for Higher Surgical Trainees
Guidelines for Basic Surgical Trainees

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme for Surgical Trainees

The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong undertakes CME administration for our trainees and reports their compliance to the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.

Guidelines for Higher Surgical Trainees

  1. Each CME cycle is one year.
  2. The Cycle starts on 1 January or 1 July of every year.
  3. A new cycle commences at the conclusion of the previous cycle.
  4. Trainees do not fulfill the CME requirements will constitute grounds for disqualification of the previous 6-month training period.
  5. Higher surgical trainees will have to complete two research projects before they are allowed to sit for the exit examination.

CME Points Allocation

  1. The CME system shall be based on the accrual of CME points.
  2. A minimum of 30 points per year is required and composes of the followings:
    1. Category 1

      In-hospital Meetings
      One CME point is awarded for each hour of in-hospital meeting and no more than 20 points can be awarded per year.

    2. Category 2

      National/International Scientific Meetings (Accrue a minimum of 10 points per year)

      Conferences held outside the parent hospital. (e.g. the College’s Annual Scientific Meetings, local and overseas scientific meetings)

      1. Participation as Speaker/ Presenter
        - 6 CME points per presentation and up to 12 points for any one meeting.
      2. Participation as Moderator / Chairman / Panelist
        - 3 CME points per hour and up to 6 points for any one meeting.
      3. Participation as attendees
        - 1 CME point is awarded for each hour and up to a maximum of 6 points per day up to three day per meeting.


    3. Category 3

      Investigation Studies/ Research Projects/ Publication

      (Accredited up to maximum 10 points per year in the College’s training programme).

Documentation Proof

Each trainee is responsible to record his/her CME activities during the current training period. A form for reporting CME activities can be obtained from the College to record the required information. Trainees must submit the completed form together with the Mentor Assessment Form half yearly in every January and July to the respective Specialty Boards through their Supervisor.

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Guidelines for Basic Surgical Trainees

Member Colleges may reciprocally recognize individual College’s credit point system in the course of elective training. Basic trainees are strongly recommended to gain 30 CME points per year from the following activities held within the period of a CME cycle:

  1. In-hospital meetings / Instructional Courses.
  2. National/ International Meetings.
  3. Basic trainees are encouraged to participate in investigation studies / research activities.

Forms for download

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CME Form for Trainees word
CME Consent Form word
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