2016 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
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Venues and times for local examinations will be available in April on the RCPA website.
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Venues and individual times for August examinations will be advised following release of
May/June examinations results.
BASIC PATHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Multiple Choice
Friday
15 April
Local
2 hrs 30 min
ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
Part I
Written
Part I
Slides (Histology)
Friday
Saturday
27 May
28 May
Local
Local
3 hrs 15 min
4 hrs 15 min
Part II
Part II
Saturday
Friday
28 May
17 June
Local
Sydney
4 hrs 15 min
3 hrs 30 min
Saturday
Sunday
18 June
28 August
Sydney
Sydney
2 hrs 30 min
Part II
Part II
Slides (Histology)
Small Biopsy & Special
Techniques (SBST)
Cytology Practical
Oral Examination
Part II PPD (only applicable for candidates in their final year of training - please refer to AP
Handbook) due 15 July 2016 - send 1 copy to the College
POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMAS IN CYTOPATHOLOGY/NEUROPATHOLOGY/PAEDIATRIC
PATHOLOGY
Individual Candidates will be contacted after receipt of their exam application
CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
Part I
Written Paper A
Part I
Written Paper B
(MCQ & Calculations)
Part I
Oral Examination
Part II
Part II
Written
Oral Examination
Thursday
Friday
26 May
27 May
Local
Local
Sunday
21 August
Melbourne
Friday
Sunday
27 May
21 August
Local
Melbourne
3 hrs 15 min
3 hrs 15 min
3 hrs 15 min
Written Assignments (please refer to CP Handbook) due 12 September 2016
FORENSIC PATHOLOGY and POST FELLOWSHIP DIPLOMA IN FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
Part I
Written
Friday
27 May
Local
3 hrs 15 min
Part I
Slides
Saturday
28 May
Local
4 hrs 15 min
Part I
Practical
Friday
12 August
Sydney
1 hrs 30 min
Part I
Oral Examination
Saturday
13 August
Sydney
Part II
Part II
Part II
Part II
Part II
Written
Written Practical
(Long Prac)
Practical (short cases)
Slides
Oral Examination
Friday
Saturday
27 May
28 May
Local
Local
3 hrs 15 min
4 hrs 15 min
Friday
Friday
Saturday
12 August
12 August
13 August
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney
2 hrs
2 hrs
Part II Casebook (please refer to FP Handbook) due 15 July 2016 - send 2 copies to the College
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GENERAL PATHOLOGY
Individual Candidates will be contacted after receipt of their exam application
GENETIC PATHOLOGY
Part I
Written Paper
Part I
Wet Prac
Part I
Dry Practical
Part I
Oral Examination
Friday
Date TBC
Saturday
Saturday
27 May
July
27 August
27 August
Local 3 hrs 15 min
Held in home laboratory
Sydney 3 hrs
Sydney
Part II
Saturday
27 August
Sydney
Oral Examination
HAEMATOLOGY
Part I
Written
Part I
Slides (Morphology)
Part I
Wet Transfusion Prac
Part I
Dry Practical
Part I
Oral Examination
Friday
27 May
Saturday
28 May
Week beginning 6 June
Friday
12 August
Sunday
14 August
Local
3 hrs 15 min
Local
3 hrs 15 min
Held in home laboratory
Sydney
3 hrs 15 min
Sydney
Part II
Saturday
Sydney
Oral Examination
13 August
Part II Dissertations (please refer to HM Handbook) due 1 July 2016 - send 3 copies to the College
IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
Part I
Written
Part I
Practical
Part I
Test Interpretation
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
27 May
13 August
13 August
Local
Sydney
Sydney
3 hrs 15 min
3 hrs
1 hrs
Part II
Part II
Saturday
Sunday
13 August
14 August
Sydney
Sydney
1 hrs
Test Interpretation
Oral Examination
Part II Dissertations (please refer to IM Handbook) due 12 September 2016
MICROBIOLOGY
Part I
Written A
Part I
Written B
Part I
Wet Practical
Part I
Oral Examination
Thursday
26 May
Friday
27 May
Week beginning 13 June
Sunday
28 August
Local
3 hrs 15 min
Local
3 hrs 15 min
Held in home laboratory
Sydney
am
Part II
Sunday
Sydney
Oral Examination
28 August
pm
Part I & II Portfolio Summary spread sheet and Pre Exam Supervisor Report due 15 July 2016 –
send 1 copy to the College
Part II Projects (please refer to MB Handbook) due 22 July 2016 - send 3 copies to the College
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY – No Examination Candidate for 2016
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Part I Phase 1 Written/Practical
Part I Phase 2 Oral Examination
Friday
Saturday
27 May
20 August
Local
Sydney
Part II
Saturday
20 August
Sydney
Oral Examination
3 hrs 15 min
Part II Cases (please refer to FSc Handbook) due 30 June 2016 - send 3 copies and a soft copy
to the College
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REPEAT EXAMINATIONS
ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY – Part II
Repeat Slides
Friday
(Only for Borderline candidates)
5 August
Local
4 hrs 15 min
Repeat Cytology
Saturday
Repeat Small Biopsy
Saturday
(Only for Borderline candidates)
27 August
27 August
Sydney
Sydney
2 hrs 30 min
3 hrs 30 min
OTHER DISCIPLINES - Part II
If required this would be held in late November.
Applicants will be notified of date after confirmation by the relevant Chief Examiner.
Please note:
This information is correct at time of publication. Trainees will be informed of any amendments.
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