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


==FRCPC exam==
=FRCPC exam=
==Format==
===Written exam===
===Written exam===
*Duration: 3.0 hours.
*Duration: 3.0 hours.
*Format: short answer questions.
*Format: short answer questions.
*Covers: everyting.
*Covers: everything.


===Slide exam===
===Slide exam===
*Duration: 2 x 1 hour = 2 hours.
*Duration: 2 x 1 hour = 2 hours.
*Format: short answer - one diagnosis.
*Format: short answer - one diagnosis, unless otherwise specified.
*Covers: only surgical pathology.
*Covers: only surgical pathology.


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*Duration: 90 minutes.
*Duration: 90 minutes.
*Format: three PowerPoint presentations.
*Format: three PowerPoint presentations.
*Covers: [[forensic pathology]], gross pathology and [[cytopathology]].
*Covers: [[forensic pathology]], [[gross pathology]] and [[cytopathology]].


===Oral exam===
===Oral exam===
*Duration: 50 minutes.
*Duration: 60 minutes.
*Format: review five H&E slides then get quizzed for approx. 1 hour.
*Format: review five H&E slides then get quizzed for approximately 1 hour.
*Covers: microscopic Dx/DDx - cytology possible (not seen recently), in recent years heavy on quality management (TQM), [[CQI]].
*Covers: microscopic Dx/DDx - cytology possible, in recent years heavy on quality management (TQM), [[CQI]].


Notes:
Notes:
*The slides are usually not diagnostic.
*The slides are usually not diagnostic.


==See also==
==Pass rate==
The pass rate for first attempt candidates in 2009-2011 for graduates of Canadian medical schools ''and'' Canadian residencies was 96+/-3.9%.<ref>URL: [http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/pass_rate_percentages_e.php http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/pass_rate_percentages_e.php]. Accessed on: 11 May 2012.</ref>
 
=See also=
*[[Anatomical pathology]].
*[[Anatomical pathology]].
=References=
{{Reflist|1}}


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Revision as of 12:29, 11 May 2012

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

FRCPC exam

Format

Written exam

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

Slide exam

  • Duration: 2 x 1 hour = 2 hours.
  • Format: short answer - one diagnosis, unless otherwise specified.
  • Covers: only surgical pathology.

Photo exam

Oral exam

  • Duration: 60 minutes.
  • Format: review five H&E slides then get quizzed for approximately 1 hour.
  • Covers: microscopic Dx/DDx - cytology possible, in recent years heavy on quality management (TQM), CQI.

Notes:

  • The slides are usually not diagnostic.

Pass rate

The pass rate for first attempt candidates in 2009-2011 for graduates of Canadian medical schools and Canadian residencies was 96+/-3.9%.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/pass_rate_percentages_e.php. Accessed on: 11 May 2012.
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