The Advanced Clinical Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine & Surgery is delivered in the form of 10 fortnightly, self-paced, online modules. These may include short quizzes and a tutorial activity.

The recommended study time commitment is five hours per week. In addition there are fortnightly live online webinars which are held at set times, usually in the evening, and fortnightly small-group tutorials.

Throughout the course participants are required to submit 20 satisfactory surgical case studies compiled from their own patients, the majority being malignancies.  

These surgical cases must be specifically from the following body sites, with no substitutions:

• Head/neck                           10 cases (these do not need to include excisions on the face)
• Torso                                    5 cases
• Limb/hand/foot                    5 cases

The type of repair (primary, flap, graft and secondary intention) used for each case is up to you, but must be appropriate for the particular defect and anatomical site. They do not have to be flaps or grafts, just correctly oriented and executed ellipses.

For each case study, good quality and in-focus photography of lesions is required, including:

• Clinical image
• Macro (close-up) image
• Dermoscopic image (if relevant to diagnosis).

Assessment also includes a final exam which is completed online.

The online course (theoretical component) is 22-weeks (February to July). 

Note: Attendance at a separate Advanced Skin Surgery Workshop is a compulsory requirement of this course. This must occur no more than 24 months before, or 12 months after, completing the online component of the Advanced Clinical Certificate. Practical assessment by observation occurs during the surgical workshop.

Candidates must be graduates of the SCCA Certificate of Dermoscopy AND Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine. This includes successful completion of the Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine logbook. RPL is available for some alternative courses which will provide access to our mandatory certificate exams.

If you are unsure of your eligibility please contact the College office for clarification.

NB: In order to be eligible for this course the above must be fulfilled before you can enrol.

• Exam (online) – 50%
  
• 20 surgical case studies* – 50%
  
• Advanced Skin Surgery Workshop** – compulsory

*To succeed in this course you must currently be treating enough skin cancer patients to complete the required 20 satisfactory case studies.

**Attendance at the separate Advanced Skin Surgery Workshop is compulsory and must occur no more than 24 months before, or 12 months after completing the online component of the Advanced Clinical Certificate. Practical assessment by observation occurs during the workshop. 

Successful graduates are awarded the Advanced Clinical Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine & Surgery.

Online course (theoretical component) – 22 weeks (February to July). Combining self-paced online learning, quizzes, live webinars, and small-group tutorial interaction. Please Note: This course is only offered once per year.

Advanced Skin Surgery Workshop (practical component).

RACGP:               By individual application

ACRRM:              60 performance review points

                            1 performance review point

                            41 educational activity hours

RNZCGP:             NZ students are eligible to apply for equivalent CPD points