Registrars Resources

 

Core and Additional Reading for RANZCO Trainees

 

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

The OBS and RACE standards are available from the links below

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

RACE Basic Pathology Standards, click here to view this standards.

RACE Advanced Pathology Standards, click here to view this standards.

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 EXAM Papers

All past OBS and RACE exams are in pdf format.

Click here for RACE past exam papers.

OBS exams

2008

Anatomy (49 kb)

Clinical Ophthalmic Pharmacology & Emergency Medicine (59 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)

Pathology April (217 kb)

Pathology September (46 kb)

Physiology May (220 kb)

Physiology October (48.1kb)

2006

Anatomy June (104kb)

Anatomy November (51.3kb)

Epidemiology April (848kb)

Epidemiology September (44 kb)

General Pathology April (19 kb)

General Pathology September (36.9kb)

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)

General Pathology April (4.29 kb)

General Pathology September (4.35 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)

General Pathology July (8kb)

General Pathology August (9kb)

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)

 

 

RACE exams

 

RACE 2008

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

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

Advanced Pathology

Semester 1 (116 kb)

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)

Advanced Pathology

Semester 1 (213 kb)

Semester 2 (128 kb)

RACE 2006

Semester 1 - Paper 1 (7kb)

Semester 1- Paper 2 (6.1kb)

Advanced Pathology

Semester 1 (17.8kb)

Semester 2 (17.7kb)

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)

Advanced Pathology

Semester 1 (664 kb)

Semester 2 (551 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)

Advanced Pathology

Semester 2 Pathology (328 kb)

 

RACE 2003

Semester 1- Papers 1 & 2 (692 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 1(749 kb)

Semester 2 - Paper 2 & Pathology(761kb)

Advanced Pathology

Semester 1 (443 kb)

 

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)