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Canada exam track

RCPSC Orthopedic Surgery

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification examination in Orthopedic Surgery: a decoupled written and applied examination taken at the end of residency training. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public Royal College exam information, not an official Royal College product.

Topics mapped
824

Reference library references tied to the track

Subspecialties
6

Blueprint domains represented

Assessment formats
2

Assessment formats in this track

High-yield
478

Priority A topics marked in the map

Track workflow

Map the syllabus

Start with the free blueprint and coverage map before choosing practice tools.

Train by modality

Move into question bank, oral practice and readiness tools according to the format you are preparing for.

Check the source

Use the official exam source alongside the OrthoVellum map for governance.

Exam tracks/RCPSC Orthopedic Surgery
Official exam source
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Blueprint & coverage map

See every subspecialty, its study-map weighting, and the topics that cover it.

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High-yield evidence

The landmark trials the written papers and orals expect you to know — what each showed and the exam take-home, by domain.

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Adaptive question bank

Practice questions weighted to the blueprint, surfacing your weakest areas first.

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OrthoMentor — live AI viva

Be examined out loud by an AI examiner grounded in verified content, marked to the exam rubric.

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Readiness score

A live pass-probability estimate from your retention and blueprint coverage.

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Clinical examination stations

Region-by-region examination routines, special tests and viva-ready exam technique for the clinical cases.

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Image interpretation practice

Timed image-based short-answer cases across radiograph, CT and MRI — build the spot-diagnosis skills the exam tests.

Assessment formats

Question bank:11,850Single Best Answer (SBA)
1

Orthopedic Surgery Written Examination

Two computer-based multiple-choice papers of approximately 90 single-best-answer questions each, three hours per paper; questions may include visual material; scoring is automated and both papers combine into a single written result with a pass score of 70%.

2

Orthopedic Surgery Applied Examination

Two-hour structured oral examined by multiple examiners across several stations covering reconstruction, trauma and paediatric scenarios; stations are equally weighted and scored on a global rating scale, with a pass score of 70%; taken only after passing the written component.

Subspecialty weighting

Full blueprint
Reconstruction
28%
Trauma
28%
Pediatrics
22%
Basic Science / Principles of Surgery
8%
Anatomy
7%
Intrinsic CanMEDS Roles
7%
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RCPSC Orthopedic Surgery examination structure and blueprint

The RCPSC Orthopedic Surgery is administered by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification examination in Orthopedic Surgery: a decoupled written and applied examination taken at the end of residency training. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public Royal College exam information, not an official Royal College product. for candidates in Canada. It is assessed across 2 assessment formats and 6orthopaedic subspecialties. OrthoVellum maps 824 verified topics onto this blueprint.