Australasian Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion

FINAL EXAMINATION

At the end of the Course the candidate must send their completed case logbook to the Board for verification.  

The logbook will contain the details of the 200 completed cases.

When the Board has verified the Candidate's  case logbook, the candidate will be  notified that they are eligible to present for the final examination.

The final examination will be held no earlier than three months after the course completion date. This will generally be the month of July.

The Exam format is:

Part 1 10 short essay questions 3 hrs
Part 2 120 multiple choice questions 2 hrs
Part 3 Oral exam 50 mins

The oral exam is conducted by two teams of examiners.

Each team has two members  the candidate will  spend  25 minutes with each team, with a ten-minute break. Topics include equipment, CPB scenarios, troubleshooting, etc.

An example of multiple choice questions, with only one correct answer:

xx. A left superior vena cava:

  1. May be found in otherwise normal people
  2. May or not communicate freely with a right superior vena cava
  3. Usually drains via the coronary sinus
  4. All of the above

N.B The candidate has to pass all three sections

On successful completion of the final exam, the candidate will be awarded the Diploma of Perfusion. 

EXAMINATION FAILURE

  1. If a candidate who is currently enrolled in the ABCP course fails one part of the final exam, they will be given the opportunity to resit that exam, within two months at no cost.
  2. Should a candidate who is currently enrolled in the ABCP course fail two parts of the final exam, they may resit those exams within six months at no cost..
    N.B. A second failure of the above exams will result in the candidate resitting the entire final exam the following year at a fee of $500.00
  3. Failure of all three parts of the final exam requires the candidate to resit the entire exam the following year at a fee of $500.00.
  4. Should the candidate fail the final exam the second time, they will have to complete the entire two-year Course again and pay the Course fee each year.
  5. As of 2004 all candidates  will be charged a $500.00 exam fee.

    This fee will apply to candidates who are resitting any part or parts of the exam.