SOPPA
Defines the administrative regulations governing the SOPPA Fellowship Programme. It provides official administrative policies for fellowship directors, candidates, and accredited centres.
Check if your qualification meets SOPPA Fellowship admission criteria.
Operational policies governing fellow progression timelines, leave allowances, interruptions, and institutional transfers.
Temporary interruption of fellowship is permitted for approved reasons upon written application. The maximum proposed interruption period is 12 months (configurable by SOPPA). Completed training is recognised upon formal resumption.
Actively pursuing fellowship training at an accredited centre.
Approved temporary pause (max 12 months configurable).
Fulfilled all clinical, research and assessment requirements.
Formally resigned or discontinued fellowship program.
Core training deliverables expected of every registered fellow prior to final certification.
Award of the SOPPA Fellowship Certificate requires meeting five mandatory conditions:
Appeals regarding assessment, registration or disciplinary actions must be submitted in writing. They are initially reviewed by the Fellowship Committee. The SOPPA Executive Committee decision shall be final unless SOPPA regulations specify otherwise.
These regulations may be revised periodically by SOPPA. The latest approved version published on the portal shall supersede previous versions while archived versions remain accessible for record transparency.