Registrars Resources

 

 

Core and Additional Reading for RANZCO Trainees

 

All vocatinal training information is available from the RANZCO website at this link: Vocational training Program (VTP).

The curriculum standards are available from the links below:

Ophthalmic Science Standards (OBS), click here to view these Standards, listed by subject.

Basic Pathology, click here to view this standard.

Advanced Pathology Standard, click here to view this standard.

RACE Clinical Standards, click here to view these standards, listed by subject.

Induction Standards, click here to read.

OBCK Standards, click here to read.

Social and Professional Responsibilities Standards, click here to read.

 

Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists [RANZCO] PAST EXAMINATION Papers

All past examinations are supplied in pdf format.

Click here for Basic Pathology examination papers.

Click here for Advanced Pathology examination papers.

Click here for RACE examination papers.

 

Ophthalmic Basic Sciences examinations

2008

Anatomy April (49 kb)

Anatomy September (131 kb)

Clinical Ophthalmic Pharmacology & Emergency Medicine March (59 kb)

Clinical Ophthalmic Pharmacology & Emergency Medicine August (227 kb)

Epidemiology April (139kb)

Genetics April (242 kb)

Microbiology & Virology July (219 kb)

Optics May (220 kb)

Optics October (219 kb)

Physiology June (226 kb)

Physiology November (225 kb)

 

2007

Anatomy June (132 kb)

Anatomy November (132kb)

Epidemiology April (339 kb)

Epidemiology September (51 kb)

Genetics April (226 kb)

Genetics September (55 kb)

Microbiology & Virology April (76 kb)

Microbiology & Virology September (68 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology April (78 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology September (71 kb)

Optics March (69 kb)

Optics August (68 kb)

Physiology May (220 kb)

Physiology October (48.1kb)

 

2006

Anatomy June (104kb)

Anatomy November (51.3kb)

Epidemiology April (848kb)

Epidemiology September (44 kb)

Genetics April (40 kb)

Genetics September (72.6kb)

Microbiology & Virology April (21 kb)

Microbiology & Virology September (38.1kb)

Ocular Pharmacology April (28 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology September (39 kb)

Optics March (15 kb)

Optics August (47 kb)

Physiology May (27 kb)

Physiology October (42.5kb)

2005

Anatomy June (57.3kb)

Anatomy November (6.69 kb)

Epidemiology April (4.44 kb)

Epidemiology September (4.56 kb)

Genetics April (7.34 kb)

Genetics September (7.82 kb)

Microbiology & Virology April (5.89 kb)

Microbiology & Virology September (5.80 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology April (6.22 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology September (5.92 kb)

Optics March (9.75 kb)

Optics August (5.81 kb)

Physiology May (398 kb)- Parts A and B only

Physiology October (365 kb)- Parts A and B only

2004

Anatomy October (12.5 kb)

Epidemiology July (4.43 kb)

Epidemiology August (kb)

Genetics July (7.25 kb)

Microbiology & Virology July (4.44 kb)

Microbiology & Virology August (10 kb)

Ocular Pharmacology July (10kb)

Ocular Pharmacology - general questions (28kb)

Optics (9.89 kb)

Physiology September (14 kb)- Parts A and B only

Physiology December (13 kb)- Parts A and B only

 

2003

Ocular Pharmacology - general questions (12 kb)

 

Basic Pathology examinations

2008

Basic Pathology July 2008 (215 kb)

2007

Pathology April (217 kb)

Pathology September (46 kb)

2006

General Pathology April (19 kb)

General Pathology September (36.9kb)

2005

General Pathology April (4.29 kb)

General Pathology September (4.35 kb)

2004

General Pathology July (8kb)

General Pathology August (9kb)

 

Advanced Pathology examinations

 

2008

Semester 1 (116 kb)

Semester 2 (120 kb)

 

2007

Semester 1 (213 kb)

Semester 2 (128 kb)

 

2006

Semester 1 (17.8kb)

Semester 2 (17.7kb)

 

2005

Semester 1 (664 kb)

Semester 2 (551 kb)

 

2004

Semester 2 Pathology (328 kb)

 

2003

Semester 1 (443 kb)

 

RACE examinations

 

RACE 2008

Semester 1 - Paper 1 (129 kb)- Part A only

Semester 1- Paper 2 (122 kb)- Part A only

 

RACE 2007

Semester 1 - Paper 1 (147 kb)- PART B not available

Semester 1- Paper 2 (144 kb)- PART B not available

Semester 2 - Paper 1 (64 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 2 (64 kb)

 

RACE 2006

Semester 1 - Paper 1 (7kb)

Semester 1- Paper 2 (6.1kb)

Please note that are no Winter 2006 past exam papers.

 

RACE 2005

Semester 1- Paper 1(596 kb)

Semester 1- Paper 2 (664 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 1 (734 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 2 ( 805 kb)

 

RACE 2004

Semester 1 - Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (983 kb)

Semester 2- Paper 1( 1.75 mb)

Semester 2- Paper 2 (1.88 mb)

 

RACE 2003

Semester 1- Papers 1 & 2 (692 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 1(749 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 2 & Pathology(761kb)

 

RACE 2002

Semester 1 (1.23 mb)

Semester 1 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.23 mb)

Semester 2 (771 kb)

Semester 2 - Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (771 kb)

 

RACE 2001

Semester 1 (1.25 mb)

Semester 1 - Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.25 mb)

Semester 2 (1.07 mb)

Semester 2 - Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.07 mb)

 

RACE 2000

Semester 1 (1.35 mb)

Semester 1 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.35 mb)

Semester 2 (1.40 mb)

Semester 2 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.40 mb)

 

RACE 1999

Semester 1(1.44 mb)

Semester 1 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.49 mb)

Semester 2 (1.12 mb)

Semester 2 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.12mb)

 

RACE 1998

Semester 1 (1.34 mb)

Semester 1Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.34 mb)

Semester 2 (1.28 mb)

Semester 2 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.28 mb)

 

RACE 1997

Semester 2 (1.15 mb)

Semester 2 Papers 1 & 2 & Pathology (1.15 mb)