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'''Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology''', abbreviated '''DABP''', is the thing one becomes when one passes the American Board of Pathology examination.
'''Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology''', abbreviated '''DABP''', is the thing one becomes when one passes the American Board of Pathology examination.


==Examination==
==Overview==
Two components:
===American pathology world===
It is divided into:
*Anatomic pathology (AP).
*Clinical pathology (CP).
 
===Training===
*Most American residents do a combined certification, i.e. they sit both the AP and CP exams.
*There is no clinical year (like in Canada).
*AP/CP is four years.
*AP alone is three years.
 
==Anatomic pathology examination==
===Components===
#"Written" component.
#"Written" component.
##*It is a misnomer... it is all multiple choice.   
#*It is a misnomer... it is all multiple choice.   
##*No pictures.
#*No pictures.
#"Practical" component.
#"Practical" component.
##*Images, virtual slides and glass slides.   
#*Images, virtual slides and glass slides.   
##*All multiple choice.  Questions may be hinged... e.g. it is a tubular adenoma and they ask what syndrome may they be seen in.
#*All multiple choice.  Questions may be hinged... e.g. it is a tubular adenoma and they ask what syndrome may they be seen in.
 
===Pass rate===
====Overall====
Based on the 2008 test takers:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/pathology_residents/pdf/RF_Exec_Cte_Report_Fall09.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/pathology_residents/pdf/RF_Exec_Cte_Report_Fall09.pdf]. Accessed on: 30 May 2012.</ref>
*First time test takers: 86%.
*Overall pass rate: 76%.
 
====RISE as a predictor====
Strongly correlated with performance on the ''Resident In-Service Examination'' (RISE):<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rinder | first1 = HM. | last2 = Grimes | first2 = MM. | last3 = Wagner | first3 = J. | last4 = Bennett | first4 = BD. | title = Senior pathology resident in-service examination scores correlate with outcomes of the American Board of Pathology certifying examinations. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 136 | issue = 4 | pages = 499-506 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1309/AJCPA7O4BBUGLSWW | PMID = 21917671 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! RISE score <br>quartile
! Examination <br>pass rate
|-
| 1st
| 97%
|-
| 2nd
| 92%
|-
| 3rd
| 86%
|-
| 4th
| 46%
|}


==Location==
==Location==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.abpath.org/PATHwayAppInstructions.pdf American Board of Pathology - Application Instructions (abpath.org)].
*[http://www.abpath.org/PATHwayAppInstructions.pdf American Board of Pathology - Application Instructions (abpath.org)].
 
*[http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/pathology_residents/pdf/pathology_board_exams_handout.pdf FAQ (cap.org)].
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