Saudi Arabia exam track
Saudi Board (SCFHS)
Saudi Board Orthopaedic Surgery certification pathway administered by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), covering the Part I basic-science examination, annual promotion examinations and the final specialty written and clinical examinations. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public SCFHS exam information, not an official SCFHS product.
- Topics mapped
- 824
- Subspecialties
- 10
- Assessment formats
- 5
- High-yield
- 478
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Assessment formats in this track
Priority A topics marked in the map
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Assessment formats
Question bank:11,850Single Best Answer (SBA)
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Part I - Basic Science Written Examination
Multiple-choice written examination of applied basic science relevant to orthopaedics, including applied anatomy, physiology, surgical pathology, pharmacology and the principles of surgery.
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Promotion Examination - Annual Written Paper
One written paper of at least 100 single-best-answer multiple-choice questions with four options, covering basic concepts and clinical topics across the specialty, sat at each training level.
3
Final Written Examination
Two papers, each of 100-125 single-best-answer multiple-choice questions, assessing theoretical knowledge, recent advances and clinical problem solving across the published ten-section blueprint.
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Final Clinical Examination - OSCE
Objective structured clinical examination built around patient management problems, assessing data collection, interpretation, diagnosis, patient management, communication and counselling.
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Final Clinical Examination - Structured Oral
Structured oral examination of clinical reasoning and management across the curriculum, examined alongside the OSCE as part of the final clinical assessment.
Subspecialty weighting
Full blueprintTrauma
25%
Paediatric Orthopaedics
18%
Arthroplasty
10%
Spine
10%
Sports Medicine
7%
Other MSK Disorders
7%
Upper Limb
6%
Foot and Ankle
6%
Surgical Foundations
6%
Oncology
5%
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Saudi Board (SCFHS) examination structure and blueprint
The Saudi Board (SCFHS) is administered by Saudi Board Orthopaedic Surgery certification pathway administered by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), covering the Part I basic-science examination, annual promotion examinations and the final specialty written and clinical examinations. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public SCFHS exam information, not an official SCFHS product. for candidates in Saudi Arabia. It is assessed across 5 assessment formats and 10orthopaedic subspecialties. OrthoVellum maps 824 verified topics onto this blueprint.