Título em Cirurgia Vascular SBACV exam-day guide
Título em Cirurgia Vascular SBACV · Prepare for the day ahead.
Your checklist
Confirm the exam notice and your registration
Re-read the official candidate notice (edital) and your registration confirmation to verify date, time, venue or platform, and your candidate number. Exam logistics are set by the organizing body, so confirm any detail you are unsure about with the provider before travelling.
Valid photo identification
Bring the original photo ID accepted by the provider (commonly a national identity card, passport, or driving licence). Check which documents are accepted and whether a digital version is allowed; confirm with the provider. Bring a second document as backup if permitted.
Printed registration confirmation / admission card
If the provider issues an admission card or payment receipt, print it and keep it with your ID. If only a digital version is issued, confirm whether a printed copy is required.
Exam venue logistics confirmed
Verify the exact address or online platform, room, entry gate, and arrival time. Plan transport and, if the venue is far, an overnight stay. For an online format, confirm the platform, browser requirements, and any proctoring rules with the provider.
Permitted writing materials only
Bring only what the notice explicitly allows (for example black or blue ballpoint pens, pencil, eraser). Prohibited items typically include phones, smartwatches, notes, and books; confirm the exact list with the provider.
Watch or timekeeping device
A simple analogue watch can help you pace yourself if clocks are not visible. Confirm whether watches are permitted; smartwatches are almost always prohibited.
Water and a light snack
Bring water in a clear container and a snack for before or after the exam if the venue rules allow. Confirm whether food and drink are permitted inside the exam room.
Rest and nutrition plan for the final days
Protect sleep in the last 72 hours and avoid last-minute cramming of new topics. Keep meals familiar and light on exam day to avoid discomfort.
Review high-yield vascular surgery material only
In the final days, revisit your own summaries of aortic, peripheral arterial, venous, and access topics, plus imaging and perioperative care principles. Avoid opening new textbooks.
Plan for delays and contingencies
Allow extra travel time, keep the provider's contact details handy, and know the procedure if you are late or have a technical failure in an online exam. Confirm the late-arrival and technical-failure policies with the provider.
Confirm scoring and question format
Check the notice for the number of questions, time limit, whether scoring penalises wrong answers, and the pass mark. If any of this is unclear, confirm with the provider rather than assuming.
Plan the day
Confirm venue or platform, ID requirements, and permitted materials using the official notice. Re-read your own condensed notes on core vascular topics: aortic aneurysm and dissection, peripheral arterial disease, carotid disease, venous thromboembolism and chronic venous insufficiency, vascular access, and perioperative and imaging principles. Stop studying new material. Keep sleep regular.
Do one timed practice set using your own questions or summaries to rehearse pacing. Review your error log and the facts you repeatedly miss. Prepare your bag: ID, admission card, pens, water, and any permitted items. Check transport timings or test your computer, camera, and internet connection if the exam is online.
Light review only, focused on lists and algorithms you can hold in memory. Lay out clothes and documents. Confirm the alarm and, for an in-person exam, the route and travel time. Eat a normal meal, avoid alcohol, and go to bed at your usual time. Do not attempt to learn new topics.
Eat a normal breakfast and hydrate moderately. Arrive at the venue or log in with the margin the provider requires. Leave phones and smartwatches stored as instructed. Do a final calm review of only your highest-yield summaries, then stop.
Read each question fully and note key qualifiers such as 'most likely', 'next step', or 'contraindicated'. Answer confident items first and mark uncertain ones for return. Watch the clock and allocate time per question. For clinical vignettes, identify the diagnosis, then the question being asked. Leave no blank answers unless the scoring rules penalise wrong answers; confirm that rule with the provider beforehand.
Note which topics felt weak while memory is fresh, and record the result-release and appeal procedures from the notice. Rest before starting any further study.
Rules to check
Bring and present the original photo ID accepted by the provider; entry may be refused without it. Confirm the accepted documents and any exception procedure with the provider in advance.
Follow the provider's rules on prohibited items. Phones, smartwatches, notes, and books are normally not allowed in the exam room; store them as instructed and confirm the exact list with the provider.
Arrive or log in by the stated time. Late-entry and technical-failure policies vary, so confirm them with the provider rather than assuming you will be admitted late.
Breaks are usually limited and may require supervision; confirm whether water, food, or toilet breaks are allowed during the exam and how they affect your time.
Do not communicate with other candidates during the exam and do not share or reproduce exam content afterwards; such conduct can lead to invalidation. Confirm the specific misconduct rules with the provider.
Check the scoring rules in the notice: number of questions, time limit, whether wrong answers are penalised, and the pass mark. If anything is unclear, confirm with the provider.
If you believe a question is flawed or an incident affected your performance, note it and follow the provider's post-exam procedure; do not raise it disruptively during the test.
Keep your registration documents and result correspondence; confirm the result-release, review, and appeal timelines with the provider.