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Dates

Last updated: 12 Jul 2010

All information concerning dates for the RCPath examinations is provided below.

Adobe PDF (36k)Examination dates for Spring 2010

Adobe PDF (35k)Examination dates for Autumn 2010



Autumn 2010 examinations dates:

The closing date for application is Friday 02 July.

The examination period will be from Monday 20 September to Friday 05 November 2010.

All known specific dates can be found below:

Clinical Biochemistry:
Part 1 written: Tuesday 21 September
Part 1 practical: Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September
Part 2 oral: Friday 08 October

Clinical Cytogenetics:
Part 1 practical: Friday 15 October

Clinical Embryology:
Part 1 practical: TBC

Dermatopathology:
Diploma practical: Thursday 04 and Friday 05 November

Forensic Pathology:
Part 2 practical: Monday 25, Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October 

Haematology:
Part 1: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 oral (old-style exam): Tuesday 19 October
Part 2 practical: Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 October

Haematology (clinical scientists):
Part 1 grandparenting: TBC

Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics:
Part 1 practical: TBC
Part 2 oral: TBC

Histopathology:
Part 1: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 practical: Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 October
Part 2 autopsy: on any day from Monday 20 September to Friday 05 November 2010, inclusive. Please note that candidates for the complete (i.e. autopsy and practical) examination will not be sitting the autopsy examination on either Tuesday 12 or Wednesday 13 October

Immunology:
Part 1 written: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 practical: Tuesday 19 October (practical component) and Wednesday 20 October (oral component)
Part 2 oral (old-style exam): Wednesday 20 October

Medical Microbiology:
Part 1: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 written and practical: Tuesday 21 (written component), Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September 

Molecular Genetics:
Part 1 practical: Wednesday 13 October

Neuropathology:
Part 2 macroscopy: Wednesday 29 September and Thursday 30 September (each candidate will be told about his/her own date)
Part 2 microscopy: Tuesday 28 September

Oral Pathology:
Part 1: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 practical and oral: TBC

Toxicology:
Part 1 practical: TBC
Part 1 grandparenting: TBC

Veterinary Pathology:
Part 1 written: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 practical and/or oral: TBC
Part 2 oral (old-style exam): TBC

Virology:
Part 1: Tuesday 21 September
Part 2 written and practical: TBC
  
All Autumn 2010 results will be published by midday on Friday 19 November on this page of our website: http://www.rcpath.org/index.asp?PageID=49 .

Specific dates for the Spring 2011 examination session will be published here after the end of this session, by the end of November.


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