Interstate Royal College Exam Date Change

M0RGAN on 22/02/2019 - 17:22

I'm a training medical specialist (registrar). My College has decided to change exam dates at the last minute. I waited until the exam dates were confirmed before booking flights and accommodation and now still have to go through the hassle of paying hefty fees to change everything on short notice (hard when you work full time), while already stressed out studying for the exam. There's probably nothing I can do, but do I not have any rights in the matter? The email didn't even come with an apology.

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  • HighAndDry on 22/02/2019 - 17:28
    +1

    but do I not have any rights in the matter?

    Ha. You're asking if the professional body which basically decides if you have a future will offer compensation to you?

    Even these guys barely got an apology and a refund of only the test fees (if that).

    You can ask, but don't get your hopes up.

    Edit: This is an excerpt from the article of what happened:

    The college has apologised but has said it can’t accept papers from those who managed to finish it before the glitch.

    “Many of us have had to put important life events on hold, sacrificed our time with family and put social events on hold. We followed all of the stringent college requirements, paid close to 5K in fees, not to mention study courses etc ” wrote one student on the college’s Facebook page.

    “To then be told that because of no fault of our own we will have to resit the exam again, with no acknowledgment of today’s results is a very hard to swallow and extremely demoralising.”

  • ladybug1 on 22/02/2019 - 18:03
    +1

    Contact them after the exam but I don't like your chances. The Royal Colleges are a law unto themselves.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2019 - 18:24

    There are so many ways the college can screw you over.

    If this isn't the final hurdle, you'll be screwed in the vivas.

  • Randxyz123 on 22/02/2019 - 19:22

    Are you studying remotely or something?

    It seems like an unusual situation. The only thing you can do is contact them by phone and then follow up by phone,

  • sahh on 22/02/2019 - 21:21
    +1

    Probably a long shot but would travel insurance cover this? Even if you didn’t buy insurance specifically maybe your credit card offers something?

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