Fellowship of the College of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa
At a glance.
- Questions
- 12,096+
- Flashcards
- 5,121+
- Topics
- 426
- Exam parts
- 3
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Know the format.
Everything below is pulled from the official CMSA documentation for this certification.
- Issuing body
- College of Medicine of South Africa
Exam parts, one section at a time.
The content is organised to match the official CMSA exam structure, so every minute of prep maps back to what you’ll be tested on.
- 01
Primary
The Primary examination assesses basic sciences relevant to maxillofacial surgery. It consists of three separate 3-hour papers covering Anatomy (100-150 SBA-MCQ's), Physiology (MCQ's and short essays), and Principles of Pathology including Microbiology (MCQ's and short essays). No oral examination is required for this part.
- 5,313
- Questions
- 2,226
- Flashcards
- 02
Final
The FCORL(SA) Final examination assesses advanced knowledge, clinical reasoning, judgement, insight and decision-making required to safely practice as an independent ENT/Head and Neck specialist. It includes written SBA papers covering the entire field of otorhinolaryngology and a clinical examination with structured oral case-based discussions using paper, video and image-based scenarios.
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- Questions
- 818
- Flashcards
- 03
Intermediate
The Intermediate examination assesses Principles of Surgery and Oral Pathology. For Principles of Surgery, there is a 3-hour essay paper (150 marks) plus a 30-minute oral if written is passed (60% weight written, 40% oral). For Oral Pathology, there is a 3-hour essay paper (150 marks), plus a practical examination on histopathology identification and interpretation (30% weight), plus an oral examination (20% weight) - both conditional on passing the written component.
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- Questions
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- Flashcards
Other specialties.
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- 818+
- Questions
- 344+
- Cards
- 13
- Topics
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- 6,792+
- Questions
- 2,886+
- Cards
- 226
- Topics
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- 1,754+
- Questions
- 688+
- Cards
- 17
- Topics
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