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===Oral exam=== | ===Oral exam=== | ||
*Duration: 50 minutes. | *Duration: 50 minutes. | ||
*Format: review five H&E slides | *Format: review five H&E slides then get quizzed for approx. 1 hour. | ||
*Covers: microscopic Dx/DDx - cytology possible (not seen recently), in recent years heavy on quality management (TQM), [[CQI]]. | |||
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Revision as of 04:44, 2 August 2011
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.
- Covers: everyting.
Slide exam
- Duration: 2 x 1 hour = 2 hours.
- Format: short answer - one diagnosis.
- Covers: only surgical pathology.
Photo exam
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- Format: three PowerPoint presentations.
- Covers: forensic pathology, gross pathology and cytopathology.
Oral exam
- Duration: 50 minutes.
- Format: review five H&E slides then get quizzed for approx. 1 hour.
- Covers: microscopic Dx/DDx - cytology possible (not seen recently), in recent years heavy on quality management (TQM), CQI.
Notes:
- The slides are usually not diagnostic.