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Specialty Training Requirements inAnatomical Pathology

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These training requirements apply t o th ose who begin training on or after July 1 st, 2010.

M I N I M UM TRAI N I N GREQUI REMENTS

Sixty (60) months of approved residency training. This period must include:

Basic Clinical Training

1. Twelve (12) months of basic clinical trainingThe purpose of the training required under Section 1 is to give the resident a degree ofindependent responsibility for clinical decisions; an opportunity for further development

of the skills required in making effective relationships with patients; the consolidation of

competence in primary clinical and technical skills across a broad range of medicalpractice; and an understanding of the nature of the relationships between a referring

physician and the consulting pathologist.

This period must include:

1.1. Two (2) months in a surgical specialty relevant to pathology1.2. Two (2) months in an adult medical specialty relevant to pathology1.3. One (1) month in pediatrics or a pediatric subspecialty1.4. One (1) month in obstetrics and gynecology relevant to pathology1.5. One (1) month in a oncologic specialty relevant to pathology1.6. Five (5) months of further basic clinical training as approved by the program

director

Core Anatomical Pathology

2. 36 months of approved residency training in Anatomical Pathology. These 36 monthsmust include a minimum of:

2.1. Twenty-four (24) months or equivalent longitudinal experience in surgicalpathology and adult autopsy pathology

2.2. Two (2) months or equivalent longitudinal experience in forensic pathology2.3. Three (3) months or equivalent longitudinal experience in cytopathology2.4. Two (2) months or equivalent longitudinal experience in pediatric pathology

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2.5. Two (2) months or equivalent longitudinal experience in neuropathology

Selectives

3. Twelve (12) months of approved training in one or more of the following:3.1. Clinical or basic research work in a biomedical topic3.2. Anatomical Pathology training acceptable to the Program director3.3. Training in a branch or other branches of laboratory medicine3.4. Internal Medicine or a medical subspecialty3.5. General Surgery or a surgical subspecialty3.6. Obstetrics and Gynecology3.7. Pediatrics or a pediatric subspecialty3.8. Other specialty training in Anatomical Pathology, as acceptable to the Program

Director

NOTES:

For satisfactory completion of the Royal College requirements in Anatomical Pathology, a

resident must:

1. Have successfully completed a five year program in Anatomical Pathology under theauspices of a Royal College accredited program in which the resident has been enrolled

for the full five years.

2. Carry out research or other scholarly work, including posing a learning/researchquestion, and formulating a plan to answer the question, in accordance with individualprogram guidelines.

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