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.
- 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.