Eligibility of Membership

Ordinary Membership

Fellowship

Fellowship without Examination

ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP

To be eligible for applying for the Ordinary Membership of The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (CSHK), applicants must fulfil all the following requirements:

1. Registered with The Medical Council of Hong Kong

2. Completed two-year Basic Surgical Training of the Hong Kong Intercollegiate Board of Surgical Colleges (HKICBSC) with satisfactory performance and proper rotations as prescribed in the Basic Surgical Training Curriculum

3. Passed the Membership Examination of HKICBSC(MHKICBSC Examination) held in Hong Kong

4. Completed satisfactorily all mandatory courses prescribed in the basic training programme

5. Application proposed and seconded by two paid-up College Fellows

Applicants MUST apply for MCSHK within THREE years from the date they were eligible to be conferred. Applications submitted beyond this deadline will NOT be accepted.

FELLOWSHIP

To be eligible for applying for the Fellowship of CSHK, applicants must fulfil all the following requirements:

1. Registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong

2. Completed 4/5 years of Higher Surgical Training of CSHK stipulated by the respective Specialty Boards with satisfactory training performance and fulfilment of training requirements prescribed in the Higher Surgical Training Curriculum

3. Passed the Joint Specialty Fellowship Examination/ Specialty Fellowship Examination (for Plastic Surgery only) held in Hong Kong or Singapore

4. One must fulfill the operation requirement stipulated by the respective Specialty Boards as prescribed in the Guideline on Major Operation for Higher Surgical Trainee.

5. Application proposed and seconded by two paid-up College Fellows

Applicants MUST apply for FCSHK within THREE years from the date they were eligible to be conferred. Applications submitted beyond this deadline will NOT be accepted.

FELLOWSHIP WITHOUT EXAMINATION

All applicants must submit the following documents together with the Application Form in order to complete the application process:

1. One must be registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong

2. One’s application must be proposed by 5 paid-up fellows