Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada

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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.

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.

Notes:

  • Only surgical pathology.

Photos exam

Oral exam

  • Duration: 50 minutes.
  • Format: review five H&E slides - possibly cytology (though not recently); then get quizzed for approx. 1 hour.

Notes:

  • The slides are usually not diagnostic.

See also