Curriculum/Training Handbooks

From January 2019 the Fellowship in Anatomical Pathology no longer requires training or assessment in autopsy. Trainees who wish to have evidence of competency in autopsy are required to undertake a separate Autopsy Certificate.

 

Clinical Genetics and Genetic Pathology Reciprocal Training Arrangement Guide

This guide has been developed by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPA) to provide trainees and supervisors with advice on how to complete Advanced Physician Training in Clinical Genetics concurrently with training in Genetic Pathology.

Clinical Genetics and Genetic Pathology Reciprocal Training Queries

The Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology offers training for two fellowships. The Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is open to registered dental practitioners in addition to medical graduates.

The Fellowship in Forensic Odontology involves the application of extensive dental-specific knowledge to legal and criminal issues and is open to registered dental practitioners. Forensic Odontology is a new discipline for the College having called for founding fellows in 2013.  The College currently has accredited training sites in Sydney and Melbourne. Please direct any queries to registrar@rcpa.edu.au

Fellowship by examination discipline specific Handbooks are below.

Post-Fellowship Diploma in Cytopathology

Currently under review

 

Post-Fellowship Diploma in Dermatopathology

Post-Fellowship Diploma in Forensic Pathology

Post-Fellowship Diploma in Neuropathology

 

Post-Fellowship Diploma in Paediatric Pathology

The Training and Assessment Pathway will be offered for those who do not meet RPL requirements, but who require upskilling in molecular/genomic methods within their discipline. Requirements for this pathway will be fulfilled through attainment of competency, rather than by a defined training time, with appropriate supervision and both formative and summative assessments. If you wish to undertake in the Training and Assessment Pathway or require further information regarding this pathway, please contact the College at genomicsupervision@rcpa.edu.au.

Anatomical Pathology

• Handbook
• Portfolio Summary Spreadsheet

Chemical Pathology

• Handbook
• Portfolio Summary Spreadsheet

Haematology

• Handbook
• Portfolio Summary Spreadsheet

Immunopathology

• Handbook
• Portfolio Summary Spreadsheet

Microbiology

• Handbook
• Portfolio Summary Spreadsheet

From January 2019 the Fellowship in Anatomical Pathology no longer requires training or assessment in autopsy. Trainees who wish to have evidence of competency in autopsy are required to undertake a separate Autopsy Certificate.

The Autopsy Certificate handbook describes pathways to certification in three categories of certificate: perinatal, paediatric and adult.

The Certificate may be done either during Fellowship training in Anatomical or General Pathology or as a post-Fellowship certificate and will be available for:

• New entrants from beginning 2019 and
• Current trainees who have not already done the formal autopsy assessment

Please email any queries to bea@rcpa.edu.au 

The College has instituted the Certificate in Forensic Medicine (Cert For Med) as a qualification for candidates not eligible for the Fellowship or Post-Fellowship Diploma in Forensic Pathology. The Certificate in Forensic Medicine is set at a standard below that of Fellowship and of the Diploma in Forensic Pathology, to provide some assurance of competence and analytical ability in the major areas of forensic pathology. An updated version of the Trainee handbook will be available in the future.