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Master of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Part A (MCQ) Examination<\/h4>\n\t\t\t
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The examination will be administered via Examplify, a digital examination software. All candidates are required to bring their own LAPTOP and CHARGER<\/u><\/strong> to the examination. Please click here<\/a> for the minimum system requirements for Examplify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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1st diet:<\/strong>
\nThursday, 5 March 2026
\n*Alternative date: Thursday, 12 March 2026<\/p>\n

2nd diet:<\/strong>
\nThursday, 27 August 2026
\n*Alternative date: Thursday, 3 September 2026<\/p>\n

*As the examination is conjoint with Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine (HKCEM), the examination will be postponed to this date in the event of any unforeseen weather conditions (e.g., typhoon) in Hong Kong. You will be duly informed via SMS and email at the earliest possible time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Master of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) [MMed (Emerg Med)] Part A Examination is a 2-hour paper consisting of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in Single Best Answer (SBA) format (5-options-choose-1-best answer). Please find a\u00a0sample paper<\/a>\u00a0of 20 MCQs for your reference.<\/p>\n

Candidates who are successful in the examination will be awarded certificates deeming them to have passed the MMed (Emerg Med) Part A awarded by the National University of Singapore and the Primary Examination in Emergency Medicine of the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The syllabus follows the Emergency Medicine Core Curriculum used by the Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Singapore. Please click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to view the syllabus for the examination. You may also visit HKCEM\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0for more information pertaining to the\u00a0Examination<\/a>\u00a0and their\u00a0syllabus<\/a>. The weightage of the various basic sciences of the MMed (Emerg Med) Part A Examination is approximately as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Anatomy<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biochemistry<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genetics & Immunology<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microbiology<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pathology<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmacology<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physiology<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Candidates who are successful in the examination will be awarded certificates deeming them to have passed the Master of Medicine (Emerg Med) Part A awarded by the National University of Singapore and the Primary Examination in Emergency Medicine of the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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