Admission
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Application for admission into the Postgraduate Physiotherapy College Fellowship by Examination 2023/2024 Stream
Interested applicants are invited to complete an application form for necessary information and also determine their eligibility criteria for the examination at this site Basic requirements for eligible candidates
All applicants must complete an application form and make submissions for the intended examination.
Must be licensed and registered to practise physiotherapy for the year specified in the examination part as applicable.
Must possess evidence of membership of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) and be in good standing with the NSP.
NYSC discharge certificate or NYSC exemption certificate.
Evidence of continuous professional development and/or participation in research activities.
Pre-Specialist Stage
Candidates applying into the College for the Pre-Specialist Examination should have the following:
Five years post graduation as a Physiotherapist.
Bachelor degree in physiotherapy or its equivalent from a recognised university.
Letter of recommendation from the Head of the Department or a fellow of the College.
Attestation letter from a Fellow of the Postgraduate Physiotherapy College, an Assistant Director of Physiotherapy, or an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy.
Intermediate Stage Examination Eligibility Criteria
Candidates applying to the College for the Intermediate Stage should have the following:
A. Candidates who had been successful in the Pre-Specialist Stage of the fellowship of the College by examination.
B.
- Minimum of ten years post graduation as a physiotherapist.
- Evidence of continuous professional development in the area of specialisation been applied for.
- Evidence of practising in a focused area of specialty in the last three years.
- Portfolio Development (portfolio of 10 cases managed will be evaluated).
- Documentation of at least 2,000 hours of direct patient care in the specialty area (25% of direct patient care must have occurred within the last three years)
- Evidence of research activities (attached evidence of at least one manuscript submission before examination date)
- Reference letter from the Head of the Department as an attestation to sufficiency in clinical practice
- Post-professional Master's or Doctorate degree will be an added advantage
Final Stage Examination Eligibility Criteria
A. Candidates who had been successful in the Intermediate Stage of the fellowship of the College by examination.
OR
B.
- Minimum of fifteen years post-graduation experience in physiotherapy practice.
- Post-professional Master's or Doctorate degree will be an added advantage.
- Evidence of practicing in a focused area of specialty in the last five years.
- Portfolio Development (portfolio of at least 20 cases managed will be evaluated).
- Documentation of at least 3,000 hours of direct patient care in the specialty area (25% of direct patient care must have occurred within the last three years)
- Evidence of research activities (attached evidence of at least one manuscript submission before examination date)
- Publication in a reputable journal will be added advantage
- Reference letter from the Head of the Department as an attestation to sufficiency in clinical practice
- Evidence of continuous professional development and participation in research activities.
- Evidence of teaching of students, interns, or adult learners in other disciplines for at least three years preceding application.
- All applicants will be admitted as Associates of the College in the first instance.
All applicants who are successful in the application process will go through a series of Courses organized by the College before they will be able to sit for the examinations. All the College courses are compulsory.
Each application should be accompanied with a receipt of thirty-five thousand naira (N35,000) paid into the college account with United Bank for Africa (UBA) account number 1017167784.
Interested applicants should log on to this site to fill the application form.