Monday, May 5, 2008

IACTA fellowship exams..

IACTA offers a fellowship in cardiac anaesthesiology. The eligibility criteria for appearing for the fellowship exams are , you should have finished your MD/DNB in Anesthesiology and you should have worked in a recognised cardiac center without a break for two years. Their criteria for recognising a center for training candidates in cardiac anaesthesia in not very clear though. But IACTA being the only official body of CardioThoracic anaesthesiologists in India, I feel it is worth while considering this fellowship as an option if you are planning a career in Cardiac Anaesthesiology and are looking for some kind of recognised and acceptable qualification in the specialty.
Five candidates from our institution are appearing for the exam this year, which is going to be conducted at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai on June 7th and 8th. The exam consists of both written and practical components along with viva voce. The written test consists of three parts - MCQs(40 of 1 mark each), 5 short notes( 6 marks each ) and two essays ( of 15marks each). The practical will have two case scenarios followed by vivavoce.
Those who are interested to take the exam can contact either the president or the secretary of IACTA. By the way the examination fees is Rs.5000 to be paid in the form of a DD drawn in the favour of IACTA payable in Chennai.