Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada

Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians of Canada is what residents in Canada aspire to become. It commonly abbreviated FRCPC.

FRCPC exam

Written exam

• Duration: 3.0 hours.
• Format: short answer questions.

Slide exam

• Duration 2 x 1 hour = 2 hours.
• Format: short answer - one diagnosis.

Notes:

• Only surgical pathology.

Photos exam

• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Three Powerpoint presentations.
• Covers: forensic pathology, gross pathology and cytopathology.

Oral exam

• Duration: 50 minutes.
• Format: five H&E slides, possibly cytology -- though not recently.

Notes:

• Not diagnostic.

See also

• Anatomical pathology.