title: The first year of the RANZCP Exemptions Candidates Examination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to describe our experience of the first year of the Exemptions Candidates Examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The exam has run well over the first year. Candidates who have difficulty with the exam fail to prioritize in the observed clinical interview and do not pay attention to the instructions for the observed structured clinical examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. s.hatcher@auckland.ac.nz
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Handrinos
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakra
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001315:Australia; D003142:Communication; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D000078329:Workforce