Specialty Specific Written Examinations (SWE)

The Specialty Specific Written Examinations (SWE) are a series of specialty specific examinations designed to test a candidate's appropriateness for the PGY2 or Practice Ready Assessment levels in the specialty stream. All eligible candidates who wish to be assessed at these levels will be required to complete one of these specialty specific examinations.

Important Policy Updates

SWE Score Reports
The Specialty Written Examination (SWE) score reports will remain valid for a three year period. This applies to all the Certificates of Assessment from the 2009-2010 application cycle.

Candidates planning on using a prior year's Certificate of Assessment for a specialty application (SWE or CE2), must apply on-line and pay the application fee to be considered for a position.

All candidates applying for specialty assessment at the PGY2 and/or PRA level will be invited to both the SWE and CE2 examinations.

It is mandatory to pass both the written and clinical examinations in order to be eligible for a PYG2 or PRA position.

Find out more:

• 2011 SWE Schedule
• SWE Fees
• Specialist Exam Policies (pdf)
• Rules of Conduct for Examinations (pdf)
• Anaesthesia SWE 2011-2012 (pdf)
• General Surgery SWE 2011-2012 (pdf)
• Pediatrics SWE 2011-2012 (pdf)